GLSA 201710-22: Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date:	10/22/2017
Bugs:	#634456
ID:	201710-22

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	< 27.0.0.170	>= 27.0.0.170	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code.

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-27.0.0.170"

References

CVE-2017-11292

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201710-22.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.