Gentoo: GLSA-201803-08 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution
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March 19, 2018
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.
Resolution
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-29.0.0.113"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-4871 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4871 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-4877 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4877 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-4878 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4878 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-4919 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4919 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-4920 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4920
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-08
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 19, 2018
Bugs: #646724, #650424
ID: 201803-08
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
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 29.0.0.113 >= 29.0.0.113
Impact
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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.
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