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Gentoo: GLSA-202101-12 important: Firefox browser critical vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various security flaws in Adobe Flash Player could result in unauthorized code execution. Upgrade to version 32.0.0.255 immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of 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 advisory multiple threats flash player

Resolution

All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.255"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-8069 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8069 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-8070 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8070

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201911-05
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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: November 25, 2019
Bugs: #694352
ID: 201911-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update code execution advisory multiple threats flash player

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of 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 < 32.0.0.255 >= 32.0.0.255

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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