# CVE-2025-7068: HDF5 H5FL.c H5FL\_\_malloc memory leak

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-04 · Updated: 2025-07-08

## Affected

- n/a HDF5: 1.14.6

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HDF5 1.14.6. This issue affects the function H5FL__malloc of the file src/H5FL.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a HDF5, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.314903
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.314903
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.602537
- https://github.com/HDFGroup/hdf5/issues/5578
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623530/hdf5_crash_10.txt

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