USN-7118-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40889)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-11-21 12:23 – Updated: 2026-06-25 10:46 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
zbar vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a user or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-40889)
It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a user or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-40890)
References
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"details": "It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a\nuser or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive\ninformation. (CVE-2023-40889)\n\nIt was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a\nuser or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04\nLTS. (CVE-2023-40890)\n",
"id": "USN-7118-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:34Z",
"published": "2024-11-21T12:23:06Z",
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