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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201409-05 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 19 September 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201409-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 19, 2014
Bugs: #522448
ID: 201409-05

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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 < 11.2.202.406 >= 11.2.202.406

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
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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-11.2.202.406"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0547
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0547
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0548
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0548
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0549
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0549
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-0550
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0550
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-0551
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0551
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-0552
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0552
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-0553
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0553
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-0554
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0554
[ 9 ] CVE-2014-0555
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0555
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-0556
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0556
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-0557
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0557
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-0559
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0559

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml

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 2014 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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