GLSA 201701-13: HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	HDF5: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/02/2017
Bugs:	#601404, #601408, #601414, #601420
ID:	201701-13

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HDF5 which could lead to the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

HDF5 technology suite includes a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sci-libs/hdf5	< 1.8.18	>= 1.8.18	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities have been discovered in HDF5. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process via a maliciously crafted database file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All HDF5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/hdf5-1.8.18"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-13.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.