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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201509-07
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: September 25, 2015
     Bugs: #561076
       ID: 201509-07

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Synopsis
========

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   < 11.2.202.521         >= 11.2.202.521

Description
===========

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-11.2.202.521"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2015-5567
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5567
[  2 ] CVE-2015-5568
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5568
[  3 ] CVE-2015-5570
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5570
[  4 ] CVE-2015-5571
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5571
[  5 ] CVE-2015-5572
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5572
[  6 ] CVE-2015-5573
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5573
[  7 ] CVE-2015-5574
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5574
[  8 ] CVE-2015-5575
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5575
[  9 ] CVE-2015-5576
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5576
[ 10 ] CVE-2015-5577
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5577
[ 11 ] CVE-2015-5578
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5578
[ 12 ] CVE-2015-5579
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5579
[ 13 ] CVE-2015-5580
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5580
[ 14 ] CVE-2015-5581
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5581
[ 15 ] CVE-2015-5582
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5582
[ 16 ] CVE-2015-5584
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5584
[ 17 ] CVE-2015-5587
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5587
[ 18 ] CVE-2015-5588
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5588
[ 19 ] CVE-2015-6676
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6676
[ 20 ] CVE-2015-6677
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6677
[ 21 ] CVE-2015-6678
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6678
[ 22 ] CVE-2015-6679
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6679
[ 23 ] CVE-2015-6680
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6680
[ 24 ] CVE-2015-6681
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6681
[ 25 ] CVE-2015-6682
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-6682

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/201509-07

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