CVE-2026-17574
published 2026-07-27CVE-2026-17574: HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
3.7th percentile
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
Affected
48 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | < 2.1.1 | 2.1.1 |
| hdfgroup | hdf5 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-cpu-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-cuda-12.9-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-gaudi-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-neuron-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-rocm-6.4-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-rocm-7.0-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-rocm-7.1-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-spyre-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhai | base-image-tpu-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | model-opt-cuda-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-cpu-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-cuda-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-gaudi-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-neuron-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-rocm-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-spyre-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaii | vllm-tpu-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaiis | model-opt-cuda-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaiis | vllm-cpu-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaiis | vllm-cuda-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaiis | vllm-neuron-rhel9 | — | — |
| rhaiis | vllm-rocm-rhel9 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv4.05.2MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
vendor_redhat5.2MEDIUM
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Red Hat
HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
vendor_redhat·2026-07-27·CVSS 5.2
CVE-2026-17574 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
A flaw was found in HDF5. A local user can exploit this vulnerability by processing a specially crafted HDF5 file. This file, containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype, can cause a NULL pointer dereference, leading to an application crash and resulting in a denial of service.
Statement: This Moderate impact denial of service vulnerability in HDF5 can lead to an application crash when processing a specially crafted HDF5 file. This issue affects Red Hat products that utilize HDF5 for data handling, requiring user interaction to process the malicious file.
Package: rhaii/model-opt-cuda-rhel9 (Red Hat AI Inference Server) - Fix deferred
Package: rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9 (Red Hat AI Inference Server) -
GHSA
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-07-27
CVE-2026-17574 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability.
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [epel-all]
bugzilla·2026-08-19·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-17574 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [epel-all]
CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [epel-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-08-19·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-17574 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-17574 hdf5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-17574 HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
bugzilla·2026-07-27·CVSS 5.2
CVE-2026-17574 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-17574 HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
CVE-2026-17574 HDF5: HDF5: Denial of Service via crafted HDF5 file processing
HDF5 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an attribute with an invalid variable-length datatype type field may cause the application to crash when the attribute is read.
2026-07-27
Published