CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
5Description
A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function H5C__flush_single_entry of the file src/H5Centry.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Analysis
A vulnerability was found in HDF5 1.14.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function H5C__flush_single_entry of the file src/H5Centry.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Technical Context
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application attempts to use a pointer that has not been initialized or has been set to NULL. This vulnerability is classified as Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404).
Affected Products
Affected products: Hdfgroup Hdf5 1.14.6
Remediation
Add NULL checks before pointer dereference operations. Use static analysis to identify potential NULL pointer issues. Enable compiler warnings.
Priority Score
Vendor Status
Ubuntu
Priority: Low| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| bionic | needed | - |
| focal | needed | - |
| jammy | needed | - |
| noble | needed | - |
| trusty | needed | - |
| xenial | needed | - |
| upstream | released | 2.0.0 |
| oracular | ignored | end of life, was needs-triage |
| questing | needed | - |
| plucky | ignored | end of life, was needs-triage |
Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | vulnerable | 1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1 | - |
| bookworm | vulnerable | 1.10.8+repack1-1 | - |
| trixie | vulnerable | 1.14.5+repack-3 | - |
| forky, sid | vulnerable | 1.14.6+repack-2 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | (unfixed) | unimportant |
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EUVD-2025-19482