openSUSE Security Update: Recommended update for flash-player
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2016:2308-1
Rating:             important
References:         #977664 #998589 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-4182 CVE-2016-4237 CVE-2016-4238
                    CVE-2016-4271 CVE-2016-4272 CVE-2016-4274
                    CVE-2016-4275 CVE-2016-4276 CVE-2016-4277
                    CVE-2016-4278 CVE-2016-4279 CVE-2016-4280
                    CVE-2016-4281 CVE-2016-4282 CVE-2016-4283
                    CVE-2016-4284 CVE-2016-4285 CVE-2016-4287
                    CVE-2016-6921 CVE-2016-6922 CVE-2016-6923
                    CVE-2016-6924 CVE-2016-6925 CVE-2016-6926
                    CVE-2016-6927 CVE-2016-6929 CVE-2016-6930
                    CVE-2016-6931 CVE-2016-6932
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 13.2 NonFree
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   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 (boo#977664).


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
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6922.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6923.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6924.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6925.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6926.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6927.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6929.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6930.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6931.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6932.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/977664
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/998589

openSUSE: 2016:2308-1: important: Recommended flash-player

September 14, 2016
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 (boo#977664).

 

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 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6922.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6923.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6924.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6925.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6926.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6927.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6929.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6930.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6931.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6932.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/977664 https://bugzilla.suse.com/998589


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

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