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authorLarry Knox <lrknox@hdfgroup.org>2021-10-21 21:08:05 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2021-10-21 21:08:05 (GMT)
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Add release note for HDFFV-11150 fix. (#1106)
* Add release note for HDFFV-11150 fix. * Add note about gif tool CVEs.
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@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ New Features
that default ON/enabled.
Add configure options (autotools - CMake):
- enable-hltools HDF5_BUILD_HL_TOOLS
+ --enable-hltools HDF5_BUILD_HL_TOOLS
+
+ Disabling this option prevents building the gif tool which
+ contains the following CVEs:
+ HDFFV-10592 CVE-2018-17433
+ HDFFV-10593 CVE-2018-17436
+ HDFFV-11048 CVE-2020-10809
(ADB - 2021/09/16, HDFFV-11266)
@@ -1100,6 +1106,14 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.12.0 release
(ADB - 2021/03/03, #361)
+ - Fixed a segmentation fault
+
+ A segmentation fault occurred with a Mathworks corrupted file.
+
+ A detection of accessing a null pointer was added to prevent the problem.
+
+ (BMR - 2021/02/19, HDFFV-11150)
+
- Fixed issue with MPI communicator and info object not being
copied into new FAPL retrieved from H5F_get_access_plist
@@ -1657,3 +1671,11 @@ The share folder will have the most differences because CMake builds include
a number of CMake specific files for support of CMake's find_package and support
for the HDF5 Examples CMake project.
+The issues with the gif tool are:
+ HDFFV-10592 CVE-2018-17433
+ HDFFV-10593 CVE-2018-17436
+ HDFFV-11048 CVE-2020-10809
+These CVE issues have not yet been addressed and can be avoided by not building
+the gif tool. Disable building the High-Level tools with these options:
+ autotools: --disable-hltools
+ cmake: HDF5_BUILD_HL_TOOLS=OFF