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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-07 ] Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 11 December 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-07
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 11, 2014
Bugs: #530692, #532074
ID: 201412-07

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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 < 11.2.202.425 >= 11.2.202.425

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 Player users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.425"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0580
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0580
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0587
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0587
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-8439
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8439
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-8443
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8443
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-9162
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9162
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-9163
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9163
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-9164
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9164

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-201412-07.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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