An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query
    at H5Lexternal.c. (CVE-2018-16438)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue was discovered in the HDF HDF5 1.8.20 library. There is an out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query     at H5Lexternal.c. (CVE-2018-16438)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3824-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3827-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3825-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3826-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3828-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-46244: Fixed division by zero leading to DoS (bsc#1195215).
      - CVE-2018-13867: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1101906).
      - CVE-2018-16438: Fixed out of bounds read in H5L_extern_query at H5Lexternal.c (bsc#1107069).
      - CVE-2020-10812: Fixed NULL pointer dereference (bsc#1167400).
      - CVE-2021-45830: Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerability in H5F_addr_decode_len in /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c     (bsc#1194375).
      - CVE-2019-8396:  Fixed buffer overflow in function H5O__layout_encode in H5Olayout.c (bsc#1125882).
      - CVE-2018-11205: Fixed out of bounds read was discovered in H5VM_memcpyvv in H5VM.c (bsc#1093663).
      - CVE-2021-46242: Fixed heap-use-after free via the component H5AC_unpin_entry (bsc#1195212).
      - CVE-2021-45833: Fixed stack buffer overflow vulnerability (bsc#1194366).
      - CVE-2018-14031: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in the function H5T_copy in H5T.c (bsc#1101475).
      - CVE-2018-17439: Fixed out of bounds read in the function H5F__accum_read in H5Faccum.c (bsc#1111598).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
465469	Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
465469	Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
222342	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-16438	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
166824	SUSE SLED15: hdf5-gnu-hpc / hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3829-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
166805	SUSE SLES12: hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mvapich2-hpc-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3824-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
166795	SUSE SLES15: hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3827-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
166794	SUSE SLED15: hdf5-gnu-hpc / hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3825-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
166785	SUSE SLES15: hdf5-gnu-hpc / hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3826-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
166783	SUSE SLES15: hdf5-gnu-hpc-devel / hdf5-gnu-mpich-hpc-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3828-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical

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