SUSE · Security update for matio
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in SUSE package updates : patch SUSE matio as a priority.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.5.29
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubtbeu/matiopkg:github/tbeu/matioOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
A security update is available in matio version 1.5.29 which addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should upgrade to version 1.5.29 or later to mitigate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
This security update for the matio library addresses multiple issues including a heap-based buffer overflow and an array index out of bounds error when printing UTF-8 character data. The update to version 1.5.29 fixes these vulnerabilities along with other bugs related to access violations in Mat_VarPrint. The update also includes fixes from version 1.5.28 addressing bugs in reading and writing MAT files and other improvements.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20022-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1239677 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1239678 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2337/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2338/ (opens in a new tab)