Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:29.0.0.171-1.el6_9
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed8 May 2018
Introduced: 8 May 2018
CVE-2018-4944 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 flash-plugin to version 0:29.0.0.171-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1367.
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.
Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.