[RHSA-2015:1814-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1814-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1814.html

Issue date: 2015-09-22

CVE Names: CVE-2015-5567 CVE-2015-5568 CVE-2015-5570

CVE-2015-5571 CVE-2015-5572 CVE-2015-5573

CVE-2015-5574 CVE-2015-5575 CVE-2015-5576

CVE-2015-5577 CVE-2015-5578 CVE-2015-5579

CVE-2015-5580 CVE-2015-5581 CVE-2015-5582

CVE-2015-5584 CVE-2015-5587 CVE-2015-5588

CVE-2015-6676 CVE-2015-6677 CVE-2015-6678

CVE-2015-6679 CVE-2015-6682

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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues

is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security

impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give

detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the

CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash

Player web browser plug-in.

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These

vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-23 listed

in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially

crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary

code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page

containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-5567, CVE-2015-5568,

CVE-2015-5570, CVE-2015-5571, CVE-2015-5572, CVE-2015-5573, CVE-2015-5574,

CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5576, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5579,

CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5581, CVE-2015-5582, CVE-2015-5584, CVE-2015-5587,

CVE-2015-5588, CVE-2015-6676, CVE-2015-6677, CVE-2015-6678, CVE-2015-6679,

CVE-2015-6682)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which

upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.521.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata

relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1264992 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-23

1265121 - flash-plugin: information leaks and hardening bypass fixed in APSB15-23

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el5.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el5.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

i386: