CVE-2025-2913: HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL__blk_gc_list use after free

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A vulnerability was found in HDF5 up to 1.14.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function H5FL__blk_gc_list of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation of the argument H5FL_blk_head_t leads to use after free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected products

HDF5: before 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HDF5 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5376
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.301886
https://vuldb.com/?id.301886
https://vuldb.com/?submit.520404

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