GLSA 202006-09: Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
Date:	06/13/2020
Bugs:	#727812
ID:	202006-09

Synopsis

A flaw in Adobe Flash Player may allow local or remote attacker(s) 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	< 32.0.0.387	>= 32.0.0.387	All supported architectures

Description

An unspecified flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.

Impact

This flaw can be exploited by attackers for remote code execution.

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 --verbose
      ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.387"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202006-09.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.