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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201603-07
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: March 12, 2016
     Bugs: #574284, #576980
       ID: 201603-07

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Synopsis
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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.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-plugins/adobe-flash   < 11.2.202.577         >= 11.2.202.577

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

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.

Resolution
=========
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v "www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.577"

References
=========
[  1 ] CVE-2016-0960
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0960
[  2 ] CVE-2016-0961
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0961
[  3 ] CVE-2016-0962
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0962
[  4 ] CVE-2016-0963
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0963
[  5 ] CVE-2016-0964
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0964
[  6 ] CVE-2016-0965
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0965
[  7 ] CVE-2016-0966
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0966
[  8 ] CVE-2016-0967
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0967
[  9 ] CVE-2016-0968
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0968
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-0969
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0969
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-0970
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0970
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-0971
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0971
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-0972
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0972
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-0973
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0973
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-0974
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0974
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-0975
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0975
[ 17 ] CVE-2016-0976
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0976
[ 18 ] CVE-2016-0977
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0977
[ 19 ] CVE-2016-0978
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0978
[ 20 ] CVE-2016-0979
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0979
[ 21 ] CVE-2016-0980
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0980
[ 22 ] CVE-2016-0981
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0981
[ 23 ] CVE-2016-0982
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0982
[ 24 ] CVE-2016-0983
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0983
[ 25 ] CVE-2016-0984
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0984
[ 26 ] CVE-2016-0985
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0985
[ 27 ] CVE-2016-0986
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0986
[ 28 ] CVE-2016-0987
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0987
[ 29 ] CVE-2016-0988
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0988
[ 30 ] CVE-2016-0989
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0989
[ 31 ] CVE-2016-0990
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0990
[ 32 ] CVE-2016-0991
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0991
[ 33 ] CVE-2016-0992
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0992
[ 34 ] CVE-2016-0993
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0993
[ 35 ] CVE-2016-0994
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0994
[ 36 ] CVE-2016-0995
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0995
[ 37 ] CVE-2016-0996
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0996
[ 38 ] CVE-2016-0997
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0997
[ 39 ] CVE-2016-0998
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0998
[ 40 ] CVE-2016-0999
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0999
[ 41 ] CVE-2016-1000
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1000
[ 42 ] CVE-2016-1001
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1001
[ 43 ] CVE-2016-1002
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1002
[ 44 ] CVE-2016-1005
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1005
[ 45 ] CVE-2016-1010
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1010

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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