CVE-2023-40889 SUSE CVE security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE CVE-2023-40889 Interim 1 14 2026-03-05T03:37:27Z current 2023-08-30T23:16:08Z 2026-03-05T03:37:27Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf-cve.pl 2020-12-27T01:00:00Z CVE-2023-40889 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. The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-December/017529.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2023:4948-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap 15.5 openSUSE Tumbleweed libzbar-devel libzbar-devel-0.23.1-150300.3.3.1 libzbar-devel-0.23.90-5.1 libzbar0 libzbar0-0.23.1-150300.3.3.1 libzbar0-0.23.90-5.1 libzbar0-0.23.93-160000.2.2 libzbar0-32bit-0.23.1-150300.3.3.1 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Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 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. 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