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Gentoo: GLSA-201511-02 Moderate: Adobe Flash Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 17, 2015
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Adobe Flash Player has serious vulnerabilities allowing remote code execution. Update to the latest version for safety.
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

security advisory Gentoo remote code execution normal severity Adobe Flash

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.548"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-5569 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5569 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-7625 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7625 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-7626 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7626 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-7627 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7627 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-7628 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7628 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-7629 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7629 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-7630 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7630 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-7631 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7631 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-7632 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7632 [ 10 ] CVE-2015-7633 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7633 [ 11 ] CVE-2015-7634 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7634 [ 12 ] CVE-2015-7643 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7643 [ 13 ] CVE-2015-7644 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/201511-02
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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: November 17, 2015
Bugs: #563014, #563172, #565318
ID: 201511-02

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo remote code execution normal severity Adobe Flash

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 < 11.2.202.548 >= 11.2.202.548

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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