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

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 474840

Description

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

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in the SOHM list-index deserialization code in HDF5 through 2.1.1 on all
 platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted HDF5 file whose shared-
 message list index declares a num_messages count exceeding list_max, triggering out-of-bounds heap reads
 and writes in H5SM__cache_list_deserialize and H5SM__cache_list_verify_chksum. (CVE-2026-17572)

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-2026-17572

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 474840

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/16/2026

Updated: 10/16/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-17572

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 5.5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-17572