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SUSE: CVE-2023-40889: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2023-40889: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2023
Created
12/23/2023
Added
12/22/2023
Modified
12/22/2023

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the qr_reader_match_centers function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can digitally input the malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libzbar-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libzbar0
  • suse-upgrade-libzbar0-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libzbarqt-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libzbarqt0
  • suse-upgrade-libzbarqt0-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-zbar

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