MGASA-2015-0024

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MGASA-2015-0024

Summary: Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Details: Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.429 contains fixes to critical security vulnerabilities found in earlier versions that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. This update resolves an improper file validation issue (CVE-2015-0301). This update resolves an information disclosure vulnerability that could be exploited to capture keystrokes on the affected system (CVE-2015-0302). This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306). This update resolves heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0304, CVE-2015-0309). This update resolves a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0305). This update resolves an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to leak memory addresses (CVE-2015-0307). This update resolves a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0308).

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0024.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15035, http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-01.html