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title: "CVE-2022-25147\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2022-25147

Publication date 31 January 2023

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25147?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in apr\_base64 functions of
Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) allows an attacker to write
beyond bounds of a buffer.
This issue affects Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) 1.6.1 and
prior versions.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| apr-util | 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 1.6.1-5ubuntu4.22.10.1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1.6.1-5ubuntu4.22.04.1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1.6.1-4ubuntu2.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1.6.1-2ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1.5.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  Ubuntu Pro |

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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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25147?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| apr-util | * Upstream:   <https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1902206> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-25147)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25147)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-25147)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-25147)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-5870-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5870-1)
+ apr-util vulnerability
+ 14 February 2023

### Other references

* <https://lists.apache.org/thread/np5gjqlohc4f62lr09vrn61vl44cylh8>
* <https://github.com/apache/apr/commit/850cc4f69639ac9f1c1c9767efaf4883ee3217ce>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25147>