UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5222
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222
Upstream
Published
2025-05-27T21:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T18:49:34.195093Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@60.2-3ubuntu3.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

57.*
57.1-6
59.*
59.1-3ubuntu1
60.*
60.1-1ubuntu2
60.2-1ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu1
60.2-3ubuntu3
60.2-3ubuntu3.1
60.2-3ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu60",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libiculx60",
            "binary_version": "60.2-3ubuntu3.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@66.1-2ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

63.*
63.2-2
65.*
65.1-1ubuntu2
66.*
66.1-2ubuntu2
66.1-2ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu66",
            "binary_version": "66.1-2ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@70.1-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

67.*
67.1-7ubuntu1
70.*
70.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "70.1-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "70.1-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu70",
            "binary_version": "70.1-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@74.2-1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

72.*
72.1-3ubuntu3
72.1-4ubuntu1
74.*
74.2-1ubuntu1
74.2-1ubuntu3
74.2-1ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu74",
            "binary_version": "74.2-1ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@76.1-4ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

76.*
76.1-1ubuntu2
76.1-4ubuntu1
76.1-4ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "76.1-4ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "76.1-4ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu76",
            "binary_version": "76.1-4ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.8.1.1-12ubuntu2
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1
4.8.1.1-13+nmu1ubuntu1
52.*
52.1-3
52.1-3ubuntu0.2
52.1-3ubuntu0.3
52.1-3ubuntu0.4
52.1-3ubuntu0.5
52.1-3ubuntu0.6
52.1-3ubuntu0.7
52.1-3ubuntu0.8
52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm1
52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu52",
            "binary_version": "52.1-3ubuntu0.8+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
icu

Package

Name
icu
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/icu@55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

55.*
55.1-4ubuntu1
55.1-6ubuntu1
55.1-7
55.1-7ubuntu0.1
55.1-7ubuntu0.2
55.1-7ubuntu0.3
55.1-7ubuntu0.4
55.1-7ubuntu0.5
55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "DoS in a command line tool only",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "icu-devtools",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu-dev",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libicu55",
            "binary_version": "55.1-7ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5222.json"