Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2026· Updated Nov 4, 2026
CVE-2026-121942
CVE-2026-121942
Description
ZBar through 0.23.95 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in _zbar_sq_decode() in zbar/sqcode.c that allows attackers to read heap memory outside the image buffer via crafted SQ code images. Attackers can supply an image with a skewed SQ code finder pattern near the edge, producing unchecked sample coordinates that crash the decoder and leak bytes into output.
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