Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:11.2.202.643-1.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
27.14% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FLASHPLUGIN-1508528
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Oct 2016

Introduced: 26 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7855  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:11.2.202.643-1.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2119.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flash-plugin package and not the flash-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.