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Gentoo: GLSA-201806-02 Moderate: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Issues

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Calendar Grey June 13, 2018
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Adobe Flash Player encounters several security flaws that present threats of remote code execution. Update promptly to maintain system 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.

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-30.0.0.113"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-4944 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4944 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-4945 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4945 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-5000 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5000 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-5001 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5001 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-5002 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5002

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-02
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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: June 13, 2018
Bugs: #656230, #657564
ID: 201806-02

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 < 30.0.0.113 >= 30.0.0.113

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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