[RHSA-2015:2697-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

news · December 29, 2015

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:2697-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html

Issue date: 2015-12-29

CVE Names: CVE-2015-8459 CVE-2015-8460 CVE-2015-8634

CVE-2015-8635 CVE-2015-8636 CVE-2015-8638

CVE-2015-8639 CVE-2015-8640 CVE-2015-8641

CVE-2015-8642 CVE-2015-8643 CVE-2015-8644

CVE-2015-8645 CVE-2015-8646 CVE-2015-8647

CVE-2015-8648 CVE-2015-8649 CVE-2015-8650

CVE-2015-8651

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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 APSB16-01

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-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635,

CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640,

CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8644,

CVE-2015-8645, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648,

CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2015-8651)

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

which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.559.

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/):

1294580 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01

6. Package List:

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

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386: