Upstream information
Description
HDF5 is a high-performance library and a file format specification that implements the HDF5 data model. If a file is corrupted such that an array datatype's size, the number of elements, and the element size are not in agreement it can trigger an out of bounds read. The array datatype stores the full size of the datatype (`dt->shared->size`) separately from the number of elements (`dt->shared->u.array.nelem`) and the element size (`dt->shared->parent->shared->size`). If any one of these are corrupted so that they don't align with the others (element size * nelem = full size), it can lead to an out of bounds read. Depending on what is corrupted, it can alter the type of out of bounds read triggered. The vulnerability is present only in files that have been maliciously altered, as its generally not possible to independently alter the full size of the datatype, the element count and the element size. As such, this is only present if a malicious actor is altering files, and won't appear in regular usage.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.9 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Active |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | hdf5 | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | hdf5 | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 21 11:29:48 2026CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 21 11:29:48 2026