Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities
Publication date: 18 Aug 2014Modification date: 18 Aug 2014
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 3 , 4
CVE: CVE-2014-0538 , CVE-2014-0540 , CVE-2014-0541 , CVE-2014-0542 , CVE-2014-0543 , CVE-2014-0544 , CVE-2014-0545
Description
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.400 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 leakage vulnerabilities that could be used to bypass memory address randomization (CVE-2014-0540, CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, CVE-2014-0545). This update resolves a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2014-0541). This update resolves a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2014-0538).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13907
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0538
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0540
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0541
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0542
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0543
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0544
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0545
SRPMS
3/nonfree
- flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.400-1.mga3.nonfree
4/nonfree
- flash-player-plugin-11.2.202.400-1.mga4.nonfree