cve 2025 2153

About this tag
The tag CVE-2025-2153 covers a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the HDF5 library, specifically in the H5SM_delete function in H5SM.c. Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on Microsoft's advisory naming Azure Linux as a carrier of the vulnerable open-source code. The key operational insight is that while Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product publicly attested to include the vulnerable component, the absence of attestation for other products does not guarantee they are unaffected. Users are advised to treat the Azure Linux attestation as authoritative but remain vigilant about potential impacts across other Microsoft artifacts.
  1. CVE-2025-2153: HDF5 Heap Overflow and Azure Linux Attestation

    A critical heap‑based buffer overflow in the HDF5 library — tracked as CVE‑2025‑2153 and rooted in the H5SM_delete function in H5SM.c — has resurrected a familiar supply‑chain question: Microsoft’s advisory names Azure Linux as a carrier of the vulnerable open‑source code, but does that mean...