[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201511-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201511-02

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Severity: Normal

Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: November 17, 2015

Bugs: #563014, #563172, #565318

ID: 201511-02

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the

worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

 

Background

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The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is

commonly used to provide interactive websites.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.548 >= 11.2.202.548

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.

Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the

privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain

sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.548"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-5569

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5569

[ 2 ] CVE-2015-7625

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7625

[ 3 ] CVE-2015-7626

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7626

[ 4 ] CVE-2015-7627

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7627

[ 5 ] CVE-2015-7628

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7628

[ 6 ] CVE-2015-7629

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7629

[ 7 ] CVE-2015-7630

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7630

[ 8 ] CVE-2015-7631

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7631

[ 9 ] CVE-2015-7632

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7632

[ 10 ] CVE-2015-7633

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7633

[ 11 ] CVE-2015-7634

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7634

[ 12 ] CVE-2015-7643

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7643

[ 13 ] CVE-2015-7644

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7644

[ 14 ] CVE-2015-7645

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7645

[ 15 ] CVE-2015-7646

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7646

[ 16 ] CVE-2015-7647

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7647

[ 17 ] CVE-2015-7648

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7648

[ 18 ] CVE-2015-7651

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7651

[ 19 ] CVE-2015-7652

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7652

[ 20 ] CVE-2015-7653

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7653

[ 21 ] CVE-2015-7654

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7654

[ 22 ] CVE-2015-7655

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7655

[ 23 ] CVE-2015-7656

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7656

[ 24 ] CVE-2015-7657

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7657

[ 25 ] CVE-2015-7658

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7658

[ 26 ] CVE-2015-7659

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7659

[ 27 ] CVE-2015-7660

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7660

[ 28 ] CVE-2015-7661

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7661

[ 29 ] CVE-2015-7662

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7662

[ 30 ] CVE-2015-7663

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7663

[ 31 ] CVE-2015-8042

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8042

[ 32 ] CVE-2015-8043

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8043

[ 33 ] CVE-2015-8044

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8044

[ 34 ] CVE-2015-8046

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8046

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5