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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201707-15 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 22 July 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201707-15 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-15
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 21, 2017
Bugs: #621680, #624620
ID: 201707-15

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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 < 26.0.0.137 >= 26.0.0.137

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

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-26.0.0.137"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-3075
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3075
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-3076
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3076
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-3077
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3077
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-3078
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3078
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-3079
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3079
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-3080
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3080
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-3081
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3081
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-3082
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3082
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-3083
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3083
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-3084
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3084
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-3099
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3099
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-3100
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3100

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/201707-15

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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