CVE-2025-7068 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Hdf5

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Hdfgroup Hdf5Debian Hdf5Msrc Azl3 Hdf5 1.14.4.3-1 ON Azure Linux 3.0+3 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 4
Latest updateJul 8

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages6 packages

▶debiandebian/hdf5
▶NVDhdfgroup/hdf51.14.6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2025-7068: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1↗2025-07-04
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GHSA
GHSA-v8w5-gvph-x6f3: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1↗2025-07-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__malloc memory leak↗2025-07-08
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Red Hat
hdf5: HDF5 Memory Leak Vulnerability↗2025-07-04
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Debian
CVE-2025-7068: hdf5 - A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.1...↗2025
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