# Release of HDF5-1.10.8 (Newsletter #180)

**URL:** <https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/release-of-hdf5-1-10-8-newsletter-180/9108>\
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**Created:** [October 30, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.hdfgroup.org/t/release-of-hdf5-1-10-8-newsletter-180/9108 "2021-10-30T04:16:11Z")\
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We are very pleased to announce the release of HDF5-1.10.8, which can now be obtained from the [HDF5 Download](https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/support/HDF5+1.10.8) page. Information about this release can be found at&nbsp;[Software Changes from Release to Release](https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/Software+Changes+from+Release+to+Release+for+HDF5-1.10)  
  
HDF5-1.10.8 is a minor release with several new features and changes:

- The following [vulnerability issues](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=HDF5) were addressed: 
  - [CVE-2020-10810](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10810)
  - [CVE-2018-14460](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14460)
  - [CVE-2018-11206](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11206)
  - [CVE-2018-14033](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14033) (same as [CVE-2020-10811](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10811))

- HDF5 now requires Visual Studio 2015 or greater, so old work-around code and definitions have been removed.&nbsp; See RELEASE.txt for specifics.
- New wrappers for the following H5S functions were added to the Java Library  
`H5Sselect_copy, H5Sselect_shape_same, H5Sselect_adjust, H5Sselect_intersect_block, H5Sselect_project_intersection, H5Scombine_hyperslab, H5Smodify_select, H5Scombine_select`
- New platforms tested include Linux 4 and Linux 5 versions on x86\_64, macOS M1, BigSur, and VS 2019 with clang 12.0.0.
- Other changes in CMake: 
  - C++ library is no longer built by default, `HDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB` now defaults to OFF
  - Shell script tests are now run in test/ by default
  - CMake messages were reclassified, to allow new modes and `--log-level` option

- New options in this release: 
  - To control certain compiler warnings diagnostics  
 Autotools:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `--enable-diags`  
 CMake:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `HDF5_ENABLE_BUILD_DIAGS`
  - To consider certain compiler warnings as errors  
 Autotools:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `-enable-warnings-as-errors`  
 CMake:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `HDF5_ENABLE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS`
  - To control the build of High-Level tools with default ON/enabled.  
 Autotools:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `--enable-hltools`  
 CMake:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; `HDF5_BUILD_HL_TOOLS`

This release contains other changes that are not listed here. Please be sure to read the [Release Notes](https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/support/HDF5%201.10.8#releasenotes) for a comprehensive list of new features and changes.  
  
Changes that affect maintainers of HDF5-dependent applications are listed on the [HDF5 Software Changes from Release to Release](https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDF5/Software+Changes+from+Release+to+Release+for+HDF5-1.10) page.