Advisories ยป MGASA-2016-0251

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix 52 security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 12 Jul 2016
Modification date: 12 Jul 2016
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 5
CVE: CVE-2016-4172 , CVE-2016-4173 , CVE-2016-4174 , CVE-2016-4175 , CVE-2016-4176 , CVE-2016-4177 , CVE-2016-4178 , CVE-2016-4179 , CVE-2016-4180 , CVE-2016-4181 , CVE-2016-4182 , CVE-2016-4183 , CVE-2016-4184 , CVE-2016-4185 , CVE-2016-4186 , CVE-2016-4187 , CVE-2016-4188 , CVE-2016-4189 , CVE-2016-4190 , CVE-2016-4217 , CVE-2016-4218 , CVE-2016-4219 , CVE-2016-4220 , CVE-2016-4221 , CVE-2016-4222 , CVE-2016-4223 , CVE-2016-4224 , CVE-2016-4225 , CVE-2016-4226 , CVE-2016-4227 , CVE-2016-4228 , CVE-2016-4229 , CVE-2016-4230 , CVE-2016-4231 , CVE-2016-4232 , CVE-2016-4233 , CVE-2016-4234 , CVE-2016-4235 , CVE-2016-4236 , CVE-2016-4237 , CVE-2016-4238 , CVE-2016-4239 , CVE-2016-4240 , CVE-2016-4241 , CVE-2016-4242 , CVE-2016-4243 , CVE-2016-4244 , CVE-2016-4245 , CVE-2016-4246 , CVE-2016-4247 , CVE-2016-4248 , CVE-2016-4249

Description

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.632 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 race condition vulnerability that could lead to 
information disclosure (CVE-2016-4247).

This update resolves type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code 
execution (CVE-2016-4223, CVE-2016-4224, CVE-2016-4225).

This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code 
execution (CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, 
CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, 
CVE-2016-4248).

This update resolves a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead 
to code execution (CVE-2016-4249).

This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to 
code execution (CVE-2016-4172, CVE-2016-4175, CVE-2016-4179, CVE-2016-4180, 
CVE-2016-4181, CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4183, CVE-2016-4184, CVE-2016-4185, 
CVE-2016-4186, CVE-2016-4187, CVE-2016-4188, CVE-2016-4189, CVE-2016-4190, 
CVE-2016-4217, CVE-2016-4218, CVE-2016-4219, CVE-2016-4220, CVE-2016-4221, 
CVE-2016-4233, CVE-2016-4234, CVE-2016-4235, CVE-2016-4236, CVE-2016-4237, 
CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4239, CVE-2016-4240, CVE-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, 
CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245, CVE-2016-4246).

This update resolves a memory leak vulnerability (CVE-2016-4232).

This update resolves stack corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to 
code execution (CVE-2016-4176, CVE-2016-4177).

This update resolves a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to 
information disclosure (CVE-2016-4178)

References

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