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Posted on 21 February 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201702-20 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-20
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 20, 2017
Bugs: #605314, #609330
ID: 201702-20

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

Background
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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 < 24.0.0.221 >= 24.0.0.221

Description
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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 or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-24.0.0.221"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-2925
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2925
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-2926
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2926
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-2927
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2927
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-2928
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2928
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-2930
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2930
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-2931
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2931
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-2932
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2932
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-2933
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2933
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-2934
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2934
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-2935
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2935
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-2936
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2936
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-2937
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2937
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-2938
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2938
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-2982
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2982
[ 15 ] CVE-2017-2984
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2984
[ 16 ] CVE-2017-2985
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2985
[ 17 ] CVE-2017-2986
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2986
[ 18 ] CVE-2017-2987
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2987
[ 19 ] CVE-2017-2988
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2988
[ 20 ] CVE-2017-2990
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2990
[ 21 ] CVE-2017-2991
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2991
[ 22 ] CVE-2017-2992
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2992
[ 23 ] CVE-2017-2993
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2993
[ 24 ] CVE-2017-2994
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2994
[ 25 ] CVE-2017-2995
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2995
[ 26 ] CVE-2017-2996
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2996

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20

Concerns?
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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 2017 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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