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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201506-01

Posted on 23 June 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201506-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 21, 2015
Bugs: #551658
ID: 201506-01

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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
==========

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 < 11.2.202.466 >= 11.2.202.466

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, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain
sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
==========

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-11.2.202.466"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3096
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3096
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-3097
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3097
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-3098
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3098
[ 4 ] CVE-2015-3099
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3099
[ 5 ] CVE-2015-3100
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3100
[ 6 ] CVE-2015-3101
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3101
[ 7 ] CVE-2015-3102
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3102
[ 8 ] CVE-2015-3103
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3103
[ 9 ] CVE-2015-3104
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3104
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-3105
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3105
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-3106
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3106
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-3107
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3107
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-3108
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3108
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-4472
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4472

Availability
============

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-01

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 2015 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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