Description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.262 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.438 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism on Windows, and have an unspecified impact on other platforms, via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.440-1.el6 | RHSA-2015:0094 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.440-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:0094 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2015:0094 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- GLSA-201502-02 vendor-advisory
- 72261 vdb-entry
- 62660 third-party-advisory
- 62740 third-party-advisory
- 1031609 vdb-entry
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-02.html
- 62452 third-party-advisory
- 62601 third-party-advisory