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SUSE: 2025:02059-1 critical: fix for icu buffer overflow vulnerability

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2025
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Essential SUSE Linux patch for icu tackles significant stack buffer overflow vulnerability with advised update procedures.
* bsc#1243721 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-5222

Summary

## This update for icu fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-5222: Stack buffer overflow in the SRBRoot:addTag function (bsc#1243721). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2059=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2059=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2059=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-2059=1

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References

* bsc#1243721

Cross-

* CVE-2025-5222

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-5222 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-5222 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02059-1
Release Date: 2025-06-23T01:38:23Z
Rating: important

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