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Posted on 25 November 2019
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201911-05
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 25, 2019
Bugs: #694352
ID: 201911-05
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the
worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of 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 < 32.0.0.255 >= 32.0.0.255
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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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Adobe Flash Player users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.255"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-8069
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8069
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-8070
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8070
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/201911-05
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 2019 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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