#1103536 hdf5: CVE-2025-2915

Package:
src:hdf5
Source:
src:hdf5
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2025-10-20 17:39:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1103536#5
Date:
2025-04-18 19:36:29 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for hdf5.

CVE-2025-2915[0]:
| A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 up to
| 1.14.6. This vulnerability affects the function H5F__accum_free of
| the file src/H5Faccum.c. The manipulation of the argument
| overlap_size leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally
| is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and
| may be used.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-2915
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2915
[1] https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5380

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore