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openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2018:1056-1 Important hdf5 Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey April 24, 2018
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The hdf5 patch addresses critical security vulnerabilities that could lead to arbitrary code execution in openSUSE systems. It is essential to implement this update without delay.
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for hdf5 fixes the following issues:

- fix security issues (arbitary code execution): CVE-2016-4330: H5T_ARRAY

Code Execution (boo#1011201) CVE-2016-4331: H5Z_NBIT Code Execution

(boo#1011204) CVE-2016-4332: Shareable Message Type Code Execution

(boo#1011205) CVE-2016-4333: Array index bounds issue (boo#1011198)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update code execution important fix openSUSE hdf5

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-392=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64):

hdf5-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-debugsource-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-devel-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-devel-data-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-devel-static-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-examples-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-openmpi-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-openmpi-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-openmpi-devel-1.8.15-7.3.1

hdf5-openmpi-devel-static-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5-10-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5-10-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5-10-openmpi-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5-10-openmpi-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5_hl10-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5_hl10-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5_hl10-openmpi-1.8.15-7.3.1

libhdf5_hl10-openmpi-debuginfo-1.8.15-7.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4330.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4331.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4332.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4333.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1011198

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1011201

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1011204

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1011205

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:1056-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3

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security advisory security issue update code execution important fix openSUSE hdf5

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