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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-3+e1

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461720

Description

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

 - A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HDF5 1.14.6. Affected is the function
 H5SM_delete of the file H5SM.c of the component h5 File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based
 buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high.
 The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
 (CVE-2025-2153)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.14.5+repack-3+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-2153

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 461720

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2153

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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: 3/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2153

IAVB: 2025-B-0209-S