Advisories ยป MGASA-2014-0521

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix multiple security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 09 Dec 2014
Modification date: 09 Dec 2014
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 4
CVE: CVE-2014-0580 , CVE-2014-0587 , CVE-2014-8443 , CVE-2014-9162 , CVE-2014-9163 , CVE-2014-9164

Description

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.425 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 memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to 
code execution (CVE-2014-0587, CVE-2014-9164).

This update resolves a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code 
execution (CVE-2014-8443).

This update resolves a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could 
lead to code execution (CVE-2014-9163).

This update resolves an information disclosure vulnerability 
(CVE-2014-9162).

This update resolves a vulnerability that could be exploited to circumvent 
the same-origin policy (CVE-2014-0580).

References

SRPMS

4/nonfree