CVE-2025-5222
Published: May 27, 2025Last modified: August 6, 2025
Description
A stack buffer overflow was found in Internationl components for unicode (ICU ). While running the genrb binary, the 'subtag' struct overflowed at the SRBRoot::addTag function. This issue may lead to memory corruption and local arbitrary code execution.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7 |
Attack Vector | LOCAL |
Attack complexity | HIGH |
Privileges required | NONE |
User interaction | REQUIRED |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality | HIGH |
Integrity impact | HIGH |
Availability impact | HIGH |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
Product | Release | Package | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | icu | Vulnerable (72.1-r1) |
25 LTS | icu | Fixed (76.1-r1) | |
Stream | icu | Fixed (76.1-r1) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11888
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12083
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12331
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12332
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12333
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5222
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368600
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00015.html