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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-7118-1 Critical: zbar data exposure

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2024
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Latest ZBar safety notices reveal weaknesses in Ubuntu that jeopardize confidential information. Patches are accessible immediately.
ZBar could expose sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file

Summary

ZBar could expose sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file

Software Description:

- zbar: QR code / bar code scanner and decoder (Perl bindings)

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)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libzbar0                        0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libzbar0                        0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libzbar0                        0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libzbar0                        0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7118-1

CVE-2023-40889, CVE-2023-40890

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7118-1

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

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