[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201505-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201505-02
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: May 31, 2015
     Bugs: #549388
       ID: 201505-02

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the
worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
==========

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  < 11.2.202.460         >= 11.2.202.460

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

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
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

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

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.460"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2015-3044
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3044
[  2 ] CVE-2015-3077
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3077
[  3 ] CVE-2015-3078
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3078
[  4 ] CVE-2015-3079
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3079
[  5 ] CVE-2015-3080
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3080
[  6 ] CVE-2015-3081
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3081
[  7 ] CVE-2015-3082
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3082
[  8 ] CVE-2015-3083
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3083
[  9 ] CVE-2015-3084
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3084
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-3085
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3085
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-3086
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3086
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-3087
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3087
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-3088
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3088
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-3089
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3089
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-3090
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3090
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-3091
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3091
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-3092
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3092
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-3093
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3093

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-02

Concerns?
=========

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@g.o 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.

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