USN-7118-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7118-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7118-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7118-1
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Published
2024-11-21T12:23:06.882889Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:39:07Z
Summary
zbar vulnerabilities
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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / zbar

Package

Name
zbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zbar@0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.10+doc-10build1
0.10+doc-10build2
0.10+doc-10ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbarcode-zbar-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-zbar",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-zbarpygtk",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbar-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40889",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / zbar

Package

Name
zbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zbar@0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.10+doc-10.1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbarcode-zbar-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt0",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-zbar",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-zbarpygtk",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbar-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40889",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / zbar

Package

Name
zbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zbar@0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.23-1.1
0.23-1.2
0.23-1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbarcode-zbar-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar0",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk0",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt0",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-zbar",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbar-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbarcam-gtk",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbarcam-qt",
            "binary_version": "0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40889",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40890",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / zbar

Package

Name
zbar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/zbar@0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.23.90-1
0.23.92-4
0.23.92-4build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libbarcode-zbar-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbar0",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbargtk0",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzbarqt0",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-zbar",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbar-tools",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbarcam-gtk",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "zbarcam-qt",
            "binary_version": "0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40889",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-40890",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}