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@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.10.10 release
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Library
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+ - Fixed an assertion in a previous fix for CVE-2016-4332
+
+ An assert could fail when processing corrupt files that have invalid
+ shared message flags (as in CVE-2016-4332).
+
+ The assert statement in question has been replaced with pointer checks
+ that don't raise errors. Since the function is in cleanup code, we do
+ our best to close and free things, even when presented with partially
+ initialized structs.
+
+ Fixes CVE-2016-4332 and HDFFV-9950 (confirmed via the cve_hdf5 repo)
+
- Seg fault on file close
h5debug fails at file close with core dump on a file that has an