Description
An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.10.3 library. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function H5S_extent_get_dims() in H5S.c. Specifically, this issue occurs while converting an HDF5 file to a GIF file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | hdf5 | 1.14.5+repack-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | hdf5 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +4 | 1.10.8-150400.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3825-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +4 | 1.10.8-150300.4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1 |
| SLES 12 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +2 | 1.10.8-3.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3824-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +4 | 1.10.8-150200.8.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3826-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +3 | 1.10.8-150100.7.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3827-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +3 | 1.10.8-150000.8.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3828-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +3 | 1.10.8-150100.7.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3827-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-openmpi3-hpc +1 | 1.10.8-150300.4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | hdf5_1_10_8-gnu-hpc +4 | 1.10.8-150300.4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1 |
Advisories 6
- SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3826-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3827-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3828-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3825-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3824-1 Security update for hdf5 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025