| Name | CVE-2025-6816 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1108482 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| hdf5 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.10.6+repack-4+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.10.8+repack1-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.14.5+repack-3 | vulnerable |
| forky | 2.1.0+repack-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2.2.0+repack-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| hdf5 | source | (unstable) | 2.1.0+repack-1 | unimportant | | 1108482 |
Notes
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5571
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/pull/5829
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/commit/29c847a43db0cdc85b01cafa5a7613ea73932675 (2.0.0)
HDF not covered by security support, see https://bugs.debian.org/1117722