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openSUSE: 2016:2308-1 Important: Flash-Player Security Risks

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Calendar Grey September 14, 2016
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Urgent security notice for openSUSE concerning flash-player addressing various exploits. Swift measures advised.
An update that fixes 29 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues

(APSB16-29, boo#998589):

* integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2016-4287).

* use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923,

CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929,

CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932)

* security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to information

disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278)

* memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution

(CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4274,

CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281,

CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285,

CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924)

The package description was update to reflex that the stand-alone Flash is

no longer provided on x86_64 architectures...

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Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution memory corruption important information disclosure openSUSE flash-player

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 13.2 NonFree:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-1083=1

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

Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 NonFree (i586 x86_64):

flash-player-11.2.202.635-2.108.1

flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.635-2.108.1

flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.635-2.108.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4182.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4237.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4238.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4271.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4272.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4274.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4275.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4276.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4277.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4278.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4279.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4280.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4281.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4282.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4283.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4284.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4285.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4287.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6921.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:2308-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2 NonFree .

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution memory corruption important information disclosure openSUSE flash-player

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