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Gentoo: GLSA-201610-10 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Security flaws uncovered in Adobe Flash Player. Take action now to avert remote code execution risks and enhance your system's 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 software update code execution remote code execution adobe flash player

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player 23.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-23.0.0.205"
All Adobe Flash Player 11.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.635"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-4182 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4182 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-4271 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4271 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-4272 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4272 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-4273 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4273 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4274 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4274 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-4275 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4275 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-4276 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4276 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-4277 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4277 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-4278 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4278 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-4279 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4279 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-4280 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4280 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-4281 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4281 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-4282 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/201610-10
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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: October 29, 2016
Bugs: #593684, #596896, #598152
ID: 201610-10

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update code execution remote code execution adobe flash player

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 < 23.0.0.205 *>= 11.2.202.635 >= 23.0.0.205

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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