CVE-2021-46242
published 2022-01-21CVE-2021-46242: HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
PriorityP339high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.16%
63.7th percentile
HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | hdf5 | < hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) | hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky) |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | — | — |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | >= 0 < 1.14.5+repack-1 | 1.14.5+repack-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8LOW
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
hdf5: Heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry
vendor_redhat·2022-01-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-46242 [HIGH] CWE-416 hdf5: Heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry
hdf5: Heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry
HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
A use-after-free flaw was found in HDF5's component H5AC_unpin_entry.
Statement: In Red Hat OpenStack Platform, HDF5 is only included as part of a loose dependency trail from python3-hardware. Because there is a very low likelihood that an attacker would be able to exploit this vulnerability in a meaningful way, no RHOSP update will be provided at this time.
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)) - Out of support scope
Package: hdf5 (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2021-46242: hdf5 - HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-46242 [HIGH] CVE-2021-46242: hdf5 - HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component...
HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.14.5+repack-1)
GHSA
GHSA-x9pw-hh7v-wjpf: HDF5 v1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-01-22
CVE-2021-46242 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-x9pw-hh7v-wjpf: HDF5 v1
HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
OSV
CVE-2021-46242: HDF5 v1
osv·2022-01-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-46242 [HIGH] CVE-2021-46242: HDF5 v1
HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2022-01-21
Published