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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201710-22
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code
     Date: October 22, 2017
     Bugs: #634456
       ID: 201710-22

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might allow 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    < 27.0.0.170            >= 27.0.0.170 

Description
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A  critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash
Player.

Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code.

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-27.0.0.170"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11292
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-11292

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/201710-22

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
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5