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SUSE: CVE-2016-6987: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-6987: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/14/2016
Modified
11/21/2022

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6981.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-flash-player
  • suse-upgrade-flash-player-gnome

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