Fedora 25: hdf5 Security Update
Summary
HDF5 is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data.
HDF5 can store two primary objects: datasets and groups. A dataset is
essentially a multidimensional array of data elements, and a group is a
structure for organizing objects in an HDF5 file. Using these two basic
objects, one can create and store almost any kind of scientific data
structure, such as images, arrays of vectors, and structured and unstructured
grids. You can also mix and match them in HDF5 files according to your needs.
Update Information:
Security fix for CVE-2016-4330, CVE-2016-4331, CVE-2016-4332, CVE-2016-4333
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1397708 - CVE-2016-4333 hdf5: H5T_COMPOUND heap buffer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397708
[ 2 ] Bug #1397707 - CVE-2016-4332 hdf5: Shareable message type out-of-bounds write
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397707
[ 3 ] Bug #1397704 - CVE-2016-4331 hdf5: H5Z_NBIT heap buffer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397704
[ 4 ] Bug #1397701 - CVE-2016-4330 hdf5: H5T_ARRAY heap buffer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397701
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade hdf5' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html