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Echo: hdf5: security update to 1.14.5+repack-3+e14

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 474820

Description

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

 - A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing
 an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.
 (CVE-2026-17573)

Solution

Update the hdf5 library and its related packages to version 1.14.5+repack-3+e14 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-17573

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 474820

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Published: 10/16/2026

Updated: 10/19/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-17573

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Threat Score: 4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-17573