MGASA-2015-0493

Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / MGASA-2015-0493

MGASA-2015-0493

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

Details: Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.559 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 a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8644). This update resolves an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8651). This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650). This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645).

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0493.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17411, https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html