MGASA-2024-0374 - Updated zbar packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 27 Nov 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0374.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-40889,
     CVE-2023-40890

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the qr_reader_match_centers
function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to
information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. To trigger this
vulnerability, an attacker can digitally input the malicious QR code, or
prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.
CVE-2023-40889
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the
lookup_sequence function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may
lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. To
trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can digitally input the
malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the
vulnerable scanner. CVE-2023-40890

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33790
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7118-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40889
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40890

SRPMS:
- 9/core/zbar-0.23.93-1.mga9