CVE-2016-4330 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-4330: In the HDF5 1.8.16 library's failure to check if the number of dimensions for an array read from the file is within the bounds of the space allocated for it, a heap-based buffer overflow will occur, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-4330 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.0-patch1+docs-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.0-patch1+docs-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.0-patch1+docs-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5
```

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