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Debian Bookworm: DSA-5951-1 important: icu buffer overflow

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2025
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Critical vulnerability addressed in the ICU library for Debian stable release. Please update promptly to maintain system safety and reliability.
A buffer overflow was discovered in the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library
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Summary

A buffer overflow was discovered in the International Components for
Unicode (ICU) library.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 72.1-3+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icu packages.

For the detailed security status of icu please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/icu

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: icu
CVE ID: CVE-2025-5222

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