USN-7118-1

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USN-7118-1

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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7118-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40889, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40890