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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201504-07

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: April 17, 2015

Bugs: #546706

ID: 201504-07

 

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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 < 11.2.202.457 >= 11.2.202.457

 

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 or cause a Denial of Service condition.

 

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-11.2.202.457"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0346

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0346

[ 2 ] CVE-2015-0347

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0347

[ 3 ] CVE-2015-0348

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0348

[ 4 ] CVE-2015-0349

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0349

[ 5 ] CVE-2015-0350

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0350

[ 6 ] CVE-2015-0351

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0351

[ 7 ] CVE-2015-0352

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0352

[ 8 ] CVE-2015-0353

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0353

[ 9 ] CVE-2015-0354

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0354

[ 10 ] CVE-2015-0355

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0355

[ 11 ] CVE-2015-0356

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0356

[ 12 ] CVE-2015-0357

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0357

[ 13 ] CVE-2015-0358

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0358

[ 14 ] CVE-2015-0359

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0359

[ 15 ] CVE-2015-0360

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0360

[ 16 ] CVE-2015-3038

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3038

[ 17 ] CVE-2015-3039

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3039

[ 18 ] CVE-2015-3040

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3040

[ 19 ] CVE-2015-3041

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3041

[ 20 ] CVE-2015-3042

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3042

[ 21 ] CVE-2015-3043

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3043

[ 22 ] CVE-2015-3044

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3044

 

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/201504-07

 

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).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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