Security update for Adobe Flash Player

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0722-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12

An update that solves 22 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

Adobe Flash Player was updated to 11.2.202.457 to fix several security issues that could lead to remote code execution.

An exploit for CVE-2015-3043 was reported to exist in the wild.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

  • Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0347, CVE-2015-0350, CVE-2015-0352, CVE-2015-0353, CVE-2015-0354, CVE-2015-0355, CVE-2015-0360, CVE-2015-3038, CVE-2015-3041, CVE-2015-3042, CVE-2015-3043).
  • Type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0356).
  • Buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0348).
  • Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0349, CVE-2015-0351, CVE-2015-0358, CVE-2015-3039).
  • Double-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-0346, CVE-2015-0359).
  • Memory leak vulnerabilities that could be used to bypass ASLR (CVE-2015-0357, CVE-2015-3040).
  • Security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-3044).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-167=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-167=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (nosrc x86_64 i586)
    • flash-player-11.2.202.457-80.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64 i586)
    • flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.457-80.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (nosrc x86_64 i586)
    • flash-player-11.2.202.457-80.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (x86_64 i586)
    • flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.457-80.1

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