[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1267-1: critical: flash-player

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openSUSE Security Update: flash-player

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:1267-1

Rating: critical

References: #937752

Cross-References: CVE-2015-5122 CVE-2015-5123

Affected Products:

openSUSE Evergreen 11.4

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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

 

Description:

 

flash-player was updated to fix two security issues.

 

These security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2015-5123: Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in

the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allowed

remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service

(memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that overrides a valueOf

function (bsc#937752).

- CVE-2015-5122: Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class

in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allowed

remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service

(memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that leverages improper

handling of the opaqueBackground property (bsc#937752).

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4:

 

zypper in -t patch 2015-502=1

 

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

 

 

Package List:

 

- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

 

flash-player-11.2.202.491-173.1

flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.491-173.1

flash-player-kde4-11.2.202.491-173.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5122.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5123.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/937752

 

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