CVE-2024-29166
Publication date 14 May 2024
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
HDF5 through 1.14.3 contains a buffer overflow in H5O__linfo_decode, resulting in the corruption of the instruction pointer and causing denial of service or potential code execution.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| hdf5 | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was needs-triage |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.7 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |