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title: "CVE-2022-22976\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-22976

Publication date 19 May 2022

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-22976?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.7, 5.6.x prior to 5.6.4, and
earlier unsupported versions contain an integer overflow vulnerability.
When using the BCrypt class with the maximum work factor (31), the encoder
does not perform any salt rounds, due to an integer overflow error. The
default settings are not affected by this CVE.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libspring-java | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22976)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22976)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-22976)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-22976)

### Other references

* <https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22976>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22976>