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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202006-09 ] Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 02:19:35
Message-Id: 20200613014515.GL17996@bubba
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202006-09
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
9 Date: June 13, 2020
10 Bugs: #727812
11 ID: 202006-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 A flaw in Adobe Flash Player may allow local or remote attacker(s) to
19 execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is
25 commonly used to provide interactive websites.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 32.0.0.387 >= 32.0.0.387
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35 Description
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38 An unspecified flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
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40 Impact
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43 This flaw can be exploited by attackers for remote code execution.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known workaround at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.387"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-9633
62 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9633
63 [ 2 ] Upstream advisory (APSB20-30)
64 https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb20-30.html
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-09
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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