#1108482 hdf5: CVE-2025-6816

Package:
src:hdf5
Source:
src:hdf5
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2025-06-29 13:11:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1108482#5
Date:
2025-06-29 13:09:12 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for hdf5.

CVE-2025-6816[0]:
| A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 1.14.6.
| This vulnerability affects the function H5O__fsinfo_encode of the
| file /src/H5Ofsinfo.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer
| overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. 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-2025-6816
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6816
[1] https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5571

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore