Debian: DSA-5615-1 Urgent: Zlib Buffer Overflow and Potential Exploit
debian
February 3, 2024
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in zbar, a library for scanning and decoding QR and bar codes, which may result in denial of service, information disclosure or potentially the ...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been
fixed in version 0.23.90-1+deb11u1.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.23.92-7+deb12u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your zbar packages.
For the detailed security status of zbar please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/zbar
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: zbar
CVE ID: CVE-2023-40889 CVE-2023-40890
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