Description
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
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 | 11.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.616-1.el6_7 | RHSA-2016:0610 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.616-1.el5 | RHSA-2016:0610 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | flash-player | 11.2.202.616-126.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1305-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0990-1 |
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.616-126.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1305-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0990-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2016:0610 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0990-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1305-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html
- GLSA-201606-08 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0997 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:0990 vendor-advisory
- 1035491 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2016:1305 vendor-advisory
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0987 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1306 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1157 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:0610 vendor-advisory
- MS16-050 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
- 85856 vdb-entry