A Flash security update has been released for Gentoo Linux to fix a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-61
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Adobe Flash Player: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: March 26, 2020
Bugs: #709728
ID: 202003-61

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might allow remote attackers 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 < 32.0.0.330 >= 32.0.0.330

Description
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A critical type confusion vulnerability was discovered in Adobe Flash
Player.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Adobe Flash users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-plugins/adobe-flash-32.0.0.330"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-3757
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3757

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/202003-61

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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belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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