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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201606-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 18, 2016
     Bugs: #579166, #582670, #586044
       ID: 201606-08

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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   < 11.2.202.626         >= 11.2.202.626

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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

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

<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
"www-plugins/adobe-flash-11.2.202.626"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2016-1019
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
[  2 ] CVE-2016-1019
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
[  3 ] CVE-2016-1019
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1019
[  4 ] CVE-2016-4117
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4117
[  5 ] CVE-2016-4117
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4117
[  6 ] CVE-2016-4120
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
[  7 ] CVE-2016-4120
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
[  8 ] CVE-2016-4120
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4120
[  9 ] CVE-2016-4121
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4121
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-4160
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4160
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-4161
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4161
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-4162
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4162
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-4163
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4163
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-4171
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-4171
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-4171
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4171

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/201606-08

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 2016 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