#1103537 hdf5: CVE-2025-2914

Package:
src:hdf5
Source:
src:hdf5
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2025-09-18 17:51:09 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1103537#5
Date:
2025-04-18 19:38:44 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for hdf5.

CVE-2025-2914[0]:
| A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HDF5 up
| to 1.14.6. This affects the function H5FS__sinfo_Srialize_Sct_cb of
| the file src/H5FScache.c. The manipulation of the argument sect
| leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to
| approach this attack. 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-2025-2914
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2914
[1] https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5379

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore