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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201206-21
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: June 23, 2012
     Bugs: #414603, #420311
       ID: 201206-21

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player could
result in the execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

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   < 11.2.202.236         >= 11.2.202.236

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SWF
file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

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-11.2.202.236"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0779
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0779
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-2034
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2034
[ 3 ] CVE-2012-2035
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2035
[ 4 ] CVE-2012-2036
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2036
[ 5 ] CVE-2012-2037
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2037
[ 6 ] CVE-2012-2038
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2038
[ 7 ] CVE-2012-2039
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2039
[ 8 ] CVE-2012-2040
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2040

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-21.xml

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 2012 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