Gentoo: GLSA-202003-61 Normal Severity: Adobe Flash Remote Execution
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March 26, 2020
A vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Resolution
All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.330"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-3757 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3757
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-61
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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: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 26, 2020
Bugs: #709728
ID: 202003-61
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 < 32.0.0.330 >= 32.0.0.330
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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