CVE-2026-34734 (GCVE-0-2026-34734)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 19:01 – Updated: 2026-04-09 19:01
VLAI?
Title
HDF5: H5T__conv_struct Use After Free
Summary
HDF5 is software for managing data. In 1.14.1-2 and earlier, a heap-use-after-free was found in the h5dump helper utility. An attacker who can supply a malicious h5 file can trigger a heap use-after-free. The freed object is referenced in a memmove call from H5T__conv_struct. The original object was allocated by H5D__typeinfo_init_phase3 and freed by H5D__typeinfo_term.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
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