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SUSE Linux: 2023:4948-1 Moderate: zbar buffer overflow fix

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Calendar Grey December 22, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
This update addresses buffer overflow issues in zbar with moderate severity, highlighting the importance of software security updates.
* bsc#1214770 * bsc#1214771 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-40889

Summary

## This update for zbar fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-40889: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the qr_reader_match_centers function (bsc#1214770). * CVE-2023-40890: Fixed stack-based buffer overflow in the lookup_sequence function (bsc#1214771). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4948=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4948=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4948=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2023-4948=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

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security advisory buffer overflow software patch moderate severity update instructions SUSE Linux

References

* bsc#1214770

* bsc#1214771

Cross-

* CVE-2023-40889

* CVE-2023-40890

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-40889 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2023-40889 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2023-40890 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2023-40890 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4948-1
Rating: moderate

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