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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-11281: Critical: flash-plugin security update (CESA-2017:2702)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-11281: Critical: flash-plugin security update (CESA-2017:2702)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/01/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. This affects 26.0.0.151 and earlier.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-flash-plugin

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