# ORA-22275: invalid LOB locator specified

> Oracle users may encounter this error when attempting to copy, edit, or submit assets in the system.

URL: https://www.hannonhill.com/cascadecms/latest/articles/cascade-administration/installation-and-upgrades/database/ora-22275-invalid-lob-locator.html
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article-type: reference
content-kind: faq
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tags: errors, installation, database
updated: 2026-10-06

Oracle users may encounter this error when attempting to copy, edit, or submit assets in the system. The behavior will cause messages similar to the following to appear in the cascade.log file:

```xml
2015-09-14 07:54:10,936 WARN [JDBCExceptionReporter] SQL Error: 22275, SQLState: 99999
2015-09-14 07:54:10,937 ERROR [JDBCExceptionReporter] ORA-22275: invalid LOB locator specified
```

This problem is caused by the following Oracle bug (Oracle account login required to view): [Bug 19703301 ORA-22275 "invalid lob locator specified" if fix for bug 14044260 present](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1683799.1&id=19703301.8)

To correct the issue, apply *DATABASE PATCH SET UPDATE 12.1.0.2.160719 or greater* to your Oracle environment as described in the link above.