CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-45829

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Jan 03, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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HDF5 1.13.1-1 is affected by: segmentation fault, which causes a Denial of Service.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Hdf5Hdfgroup1.13.1-1 (including)1.13.1-1 (including)
Hdf5Ubuntubionic*
Hdf5Ubuntufocal*
Hdf5Ubuntuhirsute*
Hdf5Ubuntuimpish*
Hdf5Ubuntukinetic*
Hdf5Ubuntulunar*
Hdf5Ubuntumantic*
Hdf5Ubuntuoracular*
Hdf5Ubuntuplucky*
Hdf5Ubuntutrusty*
Hdf5Ubuntutrusty/esm*
Hdf5Ubuntuxenial*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntukinetic*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntulunar*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntumantic*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuoracular*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuplucky*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntutrusty*
Insighttoolkit5Ubuntuxenial*
ParaviewUbuntubionic*
ParaviewUbuntufocal*
ParaviewUbuntuhirsute*
ParaviewUbuntuimpish*
ParaviewUbuntukinetic*
ParaviewUbuntulunar*
ParaviewUbuntumantic*
ParaviewUbuntuoracular*
ParaviewUbuntuplucky*
ParaviewUbuntutrusty*
ParaviewUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

References