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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.10.10+repack-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462480

Description

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

 - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the gif2h5 functionality of HDF5 Group libhdf5
 1.10.4. A specially-crafted GIF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file
 to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-26061)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.10.10+repack-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2022-26061

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 462480

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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26061

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26061