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Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could…

Published Jan 18, 2019 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by adobe

Package: flashplugin-nonfree Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

Flash Player versions 31.0.0.153 and earlier, and 31.0.0.108 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.16.04.1 —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS flashplugin-nonfree 32.0.0.101ubuntu0.14.04.1 —

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 6 flash-plugin 32.0.0.101-1.el6_10 RHSA-2018:3795

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 7 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 1

References