CVE-2021-46242 — Use After Free in Hdf5

CWE-416 — Use After Free5 documents5 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 47.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Hdfgroup Hdf5Debian Hdf5
Timeline
PublishedJan 21
Latest updateJan 22

Description

HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/hdf5< hdf5 1.14.5+repack-1 (forky)
▶Debianhdfgroup/hdf5< 1.14.5+repack-1+1
▶NVDhdfgroup/hdf51.13.1-1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x9pw-hh7v-wjpf: HDF5 v1↗2022-01-22
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OSV
CVE-2021-46242: HDF5 v1↗2022-01-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
hdf5: Heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry↗2022-01-21
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Debian
CVE-2021-46242: hdf5 - HDF5 v1.13.1-1 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after free via the component...↗2021
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