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Gentoo: 201508-01 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 15, 2015
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Adobe Flash Player contains several security flaws that could lead to unauthorized code execution or crashes. Update immediately to secure your system.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.508"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3107 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3107 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-5122 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5122 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-5123 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5123 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-5124 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5124 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-5125 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5125 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-5127 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5127 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-5129 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5129 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-5130 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5130 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-5131 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5131 [ 10 ] CVE-2015-5132 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5132 [ 11 ] CVE-2015-5133 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5133 [ 12 ] CVE-2015-5134 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5134 [ 13 ] CVE-2015-5539 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 15, 2015
Bugs: #554882, #557342
ID: 201508-01

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.508 >= 11.2.202.508

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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