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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202006-09
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Adobe Flash Player: Arbitrary code execution
     Date: June 13, 2020
     Bugs: #727812
       ID: 202006-09

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Synopsis
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A flaw in Adobe Flash Player may allow local or remote attacker(s) to
execute arbitrary code.

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    < 32.0.0.387            >= 32.0.0.387 

Description
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An unspecified flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player.

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

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-32.0.0.387"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-9633
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9633
[ 2 ] Upstream advisory (APSB20-30)
      
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-09

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 2020 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/