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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-3+e7

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459962

Description

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

 - A vulnerability has been found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects
 the function H5F_addr_decode_len of the file /hdf5/src/H5Fint.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based
 buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and
 may be used. (CVE-2025-6516)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.14.5+repack-3+e7 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-6516

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 459962

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6516

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6516