SUSE Security Update: Security update for flash-player
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1025258 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-2982 CVE-2017-2985 CVE-2017-2986
                    CVE-2017-2987 CVE-2017-2988 CVE-2017-2990
                    CVE-2017-2991 CVE-2017-2992 CVE-2017-2993
                    CVE-2017-2994 CVE-2017-2995 CVE-2017-2996
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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   An update that fixes 12 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The Adobe flash-player was updated to 24.0.0.221 to fix the following
   issues:

   Security update to 24.0.0.221 (bsc#1025258), fixing the following
   vulnerabilities advised under APSB17-04:

   * type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution
     (CVE-2017-2995).
   * integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution
     (CVE-2017-2987).
   * use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution
     (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-2017-2994).
   * heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution
     (CVE-2017- 2984, CVE-2017-2986, CVE-2017-2992).
   * memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution
     (CVE-2017-2988, CVE-2017-2990, CVE-2017-2991, CVE-2017-2996).


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2017-268=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-268=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      flash-player-24.0.0.221-158.1
      flash-player-gnome-24.0.0.221-158.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      flash-player-24.0.0.221-158.1
      flash-player-gnome-24.0.0.221-158.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2982.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2985.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2986.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2987.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2988.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2990.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2991.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2992.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2993.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2994.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2995.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2996.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025258

SuSE: 2017:0523-1: important: flash-player

February 20, 2017
An update that fixes 12 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

The Adobe flash-player was updated to 24.0.0.221 to fix the following issues: Security update to 24.0.0.221 (bsc#1025258), fixing the following vulnerabilities advised under APSB17-04: * type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2995). * integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2987). * use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-2017-2994). * heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017- 2984, CVE-2017-2986, CVE-2017-2992). * memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2988, CVE-2017-2990, CVE-2017-2991, CVE-2017-2996). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2017-268=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-268=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1 (x86_64): flash-player-24.0.0.221-158.1 flash-player-gnome-24.0.0.221-158.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64): flash-player-24.0.0.221-158.1 flash-player-gnome-24.0.0.221-158.1

References

#1025258

Cross- CVE-2017-2982 CVE-2017-2985 CVE-2017-2986

CVE-2017-2987 CVE-2017-2988 CVE-2017-2990

CVE-2017-2991 CVE-2017-2992 CVE-2017-2993

CVE-2017-2994 CVE-2017-2995 CVE-2017-2996

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2982.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2985.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2986.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2987.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2988.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2990.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2991.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2992.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2993.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2994.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2995.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2996.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1025258

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1
Rating: important

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