Description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.281 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.169 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.457 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0357.
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 | 11.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.457-1.el6_6 | RHSA-2015:0813 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.457-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:0813 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.457-80.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0722-1 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:0813 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0722-1 Security update for Adobe Flash Player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0718 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0722 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201504-07 vendor-advisory
- 1032105 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2015:0813 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0725 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0723 vendor-advisory