Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201711-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 27.0.0.187 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-13
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 19, 2017
Bugs: #637630
ID: 201711-13
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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 < 27.0.0.187 >= 27.0.0.187
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Adobe Security
Bulletin for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process.
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-27.0.0.187"
References
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[ 1 ] Adobe Security Bulletin
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.
html
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-11213
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11213
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-11215
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11215
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-11225
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11225
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-3112
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3112
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-3114
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3114
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/201711-13
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 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5