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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201411-06 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 21 November 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201411-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 21, 2014
Bugs: #525430, #529088
ID: 201411-06

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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 < 11.2.202.418 >= 11.2.202.418

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.418"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0558
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0558
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0564
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0564
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0569
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0569
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-0573
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0573
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-0574
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0574
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-0576
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0576
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-0577
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0577
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-0581
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0581
[ 9 ] CVE-2014-0582
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0582
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-0583
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0583
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-0584
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0584
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-0585
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0585
[ 13 ] CVE-2014-0586
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0586
[ 14 ] CVE-2014-0588
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0588
[ 15 ] CVE-2014-0589
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0589
[ 16 ] CVE-2014-0590
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0590
[ 17 ] CVE-2014-8437
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8437
[ 18 ] CVE-2014-8438
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8438
[ 19 ] CVE-2014-8440
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8440
[ 20 ] CVE-2014-8441
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8441
[ 21 ] CVE-2014-8442
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8442

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-201411-06.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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