CVE-2025-2915: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HDF5 up to version 1.14.6 (CVE-2025-2915). The vulnerability affects the function H5F_accumfree in the file src/H5Faccum.c. The issue was disclosed on March 28, 2025 (NVD).

The vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that occurs in the H5F_accumfree function. The issue arises when the function fails to properly validate the overlap_size parameter and buffer boundaries, which can lead to buffer overflow during memmove operations. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 LOW with the vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L (NVD, GitHub Issue).

The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to heap-based buffer overflow, potentially resulting in application crashes or denial of service. The vulnerability requires local access to exploit and primarily affects the availability of the system (NVD).

As of the current date, there is no official patch available for this vulnerability. Users are advised to monitor for updates from the HDF Group and apply security patches when they become available (NVD).