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.

The version of icu installed on the remote host is prior to 50.2-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2914 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2025-5222)

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of libicu60 installed on the remote host is prior to 60.3-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2913 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2025-5222)

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-1057 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2025-5222)

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:02216-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-5222: Fixed stack buffer overflow in the SRBRoot:addTag function (bsc#1243721)

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The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5951 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5951-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     June 26, 2025                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : icu     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-5222

    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/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/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02059-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-5222: Stack buffer overflow in the SRBRoot:addTag function (bsc#1243721).

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02079-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2025-5222: Stack buffer overflow in the SRBRoot:addTag function (bsc#1243721).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4217 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4217-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     June 15, 2025                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : icu     Version        : 67.1-7+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-5222     Debian Bug     : 1106684

    A stack-based buffer overflow has been fixed in ICU,     a C++ and C library for Unicode and Globalization support.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     67.1-7+deb11u1.

    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/icu

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

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The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-49ae47f4ef advisory.

    Backport fix for CVE-2025-5222.

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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-879f3d7695 advisory.

    Backport fix for CVE-2025-5222.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
241785	Amazon Linux 2 : icu (ALAS-2025-2914)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
241783	Amazon Linux 2 : libicu60 (ALAS-2025-2913)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
241755	Amazon Linux 2023 : icu, libicu, libicu-devel (ALAS2023-2025-1057)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
241343	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : icu (SUSE-SU-2025:02216-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
240694	Debian dsa-5951 : icu-devtools - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
240578	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : icu (SUSE-SU-2025:02059-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
240540	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : icu (SUSE-SU-2025:02079-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
238478	Debian dla-4217 : icu-devtools - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
238418	Fedora 41 : mingw-icu (2025-49ae47f4ef)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
238369	Fedora 42 : mingw-icu (2025-879f3d7695)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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