openSUSE Evergreen 11.4: 2016:1308-1 Critical: Flash-Player Exploit
opensuse
May 17, 2016
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This security update for flash-player to 11.2.202.621 fixes the following
issues (boo#979422):
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-4117) exists in Adobe Flash Player
21.0.0.226 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Chrome
OS. Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an
attacker to take control of the affected system. (APSA16-02)
Topics Covered
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 2016-587=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
flash-player-11.2.202.621-185.1
flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.621-185.1
flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.621-185.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4117.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979422
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1308-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Evergreen 11.4
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Topics Covered
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