CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4238
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4238
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.43% · Oct 25, 2026
This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues (APSB16-29, boo#998589): - integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4287). - use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924)
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | flash-player | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 11.2.202.635-140.1 | fixed |
| Suse | flash-player | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp1 | 11.2.202.635-140.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.310ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.332ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.335ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.336ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.341ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.346ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.350ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 14.04 | 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.540ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.548ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.554ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.559ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.569ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.577ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.616ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 | 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | flash-player | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 11.2.202.635-140.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | flash-player | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp1 | 11.2.202.635-140.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | deb | 14.04 | 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4238 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | flashplugin-nonfree | deb | 16.04 | 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4238 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_1826-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4238]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-4238.json]
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