Gentoo: GLSA-202006-09 Normal: Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Issue
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June 12, 2020
A flaw in Adobe Flash Player may allow local or remote attacker(s) to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
An unspecified flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Resolution
All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.387"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-9633 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9633 [ 2 ] Upstream advisory (APSB20-30)
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-09
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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: Arbitrary code execution
Date: June 13, 2020
Bugs: #727812
ID: 202006-09
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 < 32.0.0.387 >= 32.0.0.387
Impact
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This flaw can be exploited by attackers for remote code execution.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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