[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201511-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201511-02 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sergey Popov]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201511-02
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 17, 2015
     Bugs: #563014, #563172, #565318
       ID: 201511-02

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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   < 11.2.202.548         >= 11.2.202.548

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-11.2.202.548"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2015-5569
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5569
[  2 ] CVE-2015-7625
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7625
[  3 ] CVE-2015-7626
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7626
[  4 ] CVE-2015-7627
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7627
[  5 ] CVE-2015-7628
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7628
[  6 ] CVE-2015-7629
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7629
[  7 ] CVE-2015-7630
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7630
[  8 ] CVE-2015-7631
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7631
[  9 ] CVE-2015-7632
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7632
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-7633
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7633
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-7634
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7634
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-7643
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7643
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-7644
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7644
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-7645
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7645
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-7646
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7646
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-7647
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7647
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-7648
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7648
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-7651
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7651
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-7652
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7652
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-7653
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7653
[ 21 ] CVE-2015-7654
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7654
[ 22 ] CVE-2015-7655
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7655
[ 23 ] CVE-2015-7656
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7656
[ 24 ] CVE-2015-7657
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7657
[ 25 ] CVE-2015-7658
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7658
[ 26 ] CVE-2015-7659
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7659
[ 27 ] CVE-2015-7660
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7660
[ 28 ] CVE-2015-7661
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7661
[ 29 ] CVE-2015-7662
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7662
[ 30 ] CVE-2015-7663
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7663
[ 31 ] CVE-2015-8042
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8042
[ 32 ] CVE-2015-8043
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8043
[ 33 ] CVE-2015-8044
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8044
[ 34 ] CVE-2015-8046
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8046

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

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02

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@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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