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Gentoo: GLSA-201709-16 High: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Threats

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Adobe Flash Player is facing serious security flaws that could permit unauthorized execution of commands on Gentoo Linux systems. Update promptly to ensure protection.
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 referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo remote code execution multiple threats adobe flash

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-26.0.0.151"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11281 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11281 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-11282 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11282 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-3085 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3085 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-3106 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3106

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16
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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: High
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2017
Bugs: #627336, #630964
ID: 201709-16

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo remote code execution multiple threats 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 < 27.0.0.130-r1 >= 27.0.0.130-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.