Gentoo Archives: gentoo-announce

From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201606-08 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:51:49
Message-Id: ad90ab18-be7c-c9d7-aff2-4a40c4e83748@gentoo.org
1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-08
3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 https://security.gentoo.org/
5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6
7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 18, 2016
10 Bugs: #579166, #582670, #586044
11 ID: 201606-08
12
13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14
15 Synopsis
16 ========
17
18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the
19 worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
20
21 Background
22 ==========
23
24 The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is
25 commonly used to provide interactive websites.
26
27 Affected packages
28 =================
29
30 -------------------------------------------------------------------
31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
32 -------------------------------------------------------------------
33 1 www-plugins/adobe-flash < 11.2.202.626 >= 11.2.202.626
34
35 Description
36 ===========
37
38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
39 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
40
41 Impact
42 ======
43
44 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
45 privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
46 sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
47
48 Workaround
49 ==========
50
51 There is no known workaround at this time.
52
53 Resolution
54 ==========
55
56 All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
57
58 <code>
59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
61 "www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.626"
62
63 References
64 ==========
65
66 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-1019
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
68 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-1019
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
70 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-1019
71 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
72 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-4117
73 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4117
74 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4117
75 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4117
76 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-4120
77 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
78 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-4120
79 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
80 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-4120
81 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
82 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-4121
83 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4121
84 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-4160
85 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4160
86 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-4161
87 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4161
88 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-4162
89 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4162
90 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-4163
91 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4163
92 [ 14 ] CVE-2016-4171
93 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171
94 [ 15 ] CVE-2016-4171
95 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171
96 [ 16 ] CVE-2016-4171
97 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171
98
99 Availability
100 ============
101
102 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
103 the Gentoo Security Website:
104
105 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
106
107 Concerns?
108 =========
109
110 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
111 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
112 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
113 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
114 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
115
116 License
117 =======
118
119 Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
120 belongs to its owner(s).
121
122 The contents of this document are licensed under the
123 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
124
125 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Attachments

File name MIME type
signature.asc application/pgp-signature