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CVE-2026-17573 - Double Free in H5D__chunk_copy() in HDF5 via a Crafted Chunk-Index Size Field

CVE ID :CVE-2026-17573
Published : July 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. | 34 minutes ago
Description :A double free vulnerability was discovered in the HDF5 library. Processing a crafted HDF5 file containing an oversized chunk size field via h5repack may cause the application to abort due to a double free.
Severity: 4.0 | MEDIUM
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