openSUSE Security Update: flashplayer to version  11.2.202.429
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2015:0061-1
Rating:             important
References:         
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-0301 CVE-2015-0302 CVE-2015-0303
                    CVE-2015-0304 CVE-2015-0305 CVE-2015-0306
                    CVE-2015-0307 CVE-2015-0308 CVE-2015-0309
                   
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Evergreen 11.4
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   An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   Following issues was resolved in this update:
   *an improper file validation issue CVE-2015-0301),
   *an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited to
    capture keystrokes on the affected system (CVE-2015-0302),
   *memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution
    (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306),
   *heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code
    execution (CVE-2015-0304,CVE-2015-0309),
   *type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution
    (CVE-2015-0305),
   *an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to leak
    memory addresses (CVE-2015-0307),
   *a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
    (CVE-2015-0308).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch 2015-2

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      flash-player-11.2.202.429-139.1
      flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.429-139.1
      flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.429-139.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0301.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0302.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0303.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0304.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0305.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0306.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0307.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0308.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0309.html

openSUSE: 2015:0061-1: important: flashplayer

January 15, 2015
An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

Following issues was resolved in this update: *an improper file validation issue CVE-2015-0301), *an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited to capture keystrokes on the affected system (CVE-2015-0302), *memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306), *heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0304,CVE-2015-0309), *type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0305), *an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to leak memory addresses (CVE-2015-0307), *a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0308).

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Evergreen 11.4: zypper in -t patch 2015-2 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64): flash-player-11.2.202.429-139.1 flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.429-139.1 flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.429-139.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0301.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0302.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0303.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0304.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0305.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0306.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0307.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0308.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0309.html


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:0061-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 .

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