GLSA 202003-61: Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date:	03/26/2020
Bugs:	#709728
ID:	202003-61

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might allow 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

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-plugins/adobe-flash	< 32.0.0.330	>= 32.0.0.330	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.330"

References

CVE-2020-3757

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202003-61.xml

Concerns?

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.