CVE-2018-17234 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-17234: Memory leak in the H5O__chunk_deserialize() function in H5Ocache.c in the HDF HDF5 through 1.10.3 library allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted HDF5 file.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-17234 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.6+repack-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.6+repack-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

hdf5→ fixed in1.10.6+repack-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hdf5

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