Description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3077 and CVE-2015-3086.
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 | 11.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.460-1.el6_6 | RHSA-2015:1005 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.460-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:1005 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.460-83.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0878-1 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:1005 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0878-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 1032285 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2015:0878 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0890 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.html
- GLSA-201505-02 vendor-advisory
- 74614 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0914 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1005 vendor-advisory