news 28 Posted September 22, 2015 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== 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 ===================================================================== 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: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.521-1.el6_7.i686.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5567 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5568 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5570 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5571 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5572 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5573 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5574 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5575 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5576 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5577 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5578 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5579 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5580 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5581 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5582 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5584 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5587 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5588 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6676 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6677 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6678 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6679 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6682 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-23.html 8. 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