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SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Security Update: Critical ICU Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey July 3, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Urgent security patch released for SUSE icu tackles a memory overflow vulnerability and requires prompt implementation.
* bsc#1243721 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-5222

Summary

## This update for icu fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-5222: Fixed 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2216=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2216=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libicu-devel-52.1-8.16.1 * libicu52_1-52.1-8.16.1 * icu-debuginfo-52.1-8.16.1 * libicu52_1-debuginfo-32bit-52.1-8.16.1

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security advisory security issue buffer overflow important suse icu

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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5222.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243721

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02216-1
Release Date: 2025-07-03T10:09:05Z
Rating: important

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