MGASA-2020-0386 - Updated flash-player-plugin package fixes security vulnerability

Publication date: 16 Oct 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0386.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-9746

NULL Pointer Dereference that leads to arbitrary code execution in the context
of the current user. (CVE-2020-9746)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27432
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb20-58.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9746

SRPMS:
- 7/nonfree/flash-player-plugin-32.0.0.445-1.mga7.nonfree

Mageia 2020-0386: flash-player-plugin security update

NULL Pointer Dereference that leads to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user

Summary

NULL Pointer Dereference that leads to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2020-9746)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27432

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb20-58.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9746

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0386 - Updated flash-player-plugin package fixes security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/nonfree/flash-player-plugin-32.0.0.445-1.mga7.nonfree

Severity
Publication date: 16 Oct 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0386.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-9746

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