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CVE-2026-17573
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2026-17573
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.
CWEs
CWE-415
Published Date
Jul 27, 2026
Updated Date
Aug 18, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6124
Exploit
https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/6124
Exploit
Analysis
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Affected Component
Analysis
hdf5
Exploitable
Vulnerability Ratings
#
4
CVSSv4
5.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other
Others affected components
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Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
hdf5
yocto
master
2.0.0
Exploitable
hdf5
yocto
scarthgap
1.14.4-3
Exploitable