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flash -- remote code execution

Affected packages
	linux-c6-flashplugin	<	11.2r202.643
	linux-c7-flashplugin	<	11.2r202.643
	linux-f10-flashplugin	<	11.2r202.643

Details

VuXML ID	de6d01d5-9c44-11e6-ba67-0011d823eebd
Discovery	2016-10-26
Entry	2016-10-27

Adobe reports:

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates address a critical vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2016-7855 exists in the wild, and is being used in limited, targeted attacks against users running Windows versions 7, 8.1 and 10.

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2016-7855
URL	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html