Buffer Overflow Affecting libicu-debuginfo package, versions <0:74.2-5.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBICUDEBUGINFO-11035771
  • published29 Jul 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2025

Introduced: 1 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-5222  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 libicu-debuginfo to version 0:74.2-5.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:11888.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libicu-debuginfo package and not the libicu-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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