[RHSA-2016:0166-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

news · February 10, 2016

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:0166-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html

Issue date: 2016-02-10

CVE Names: CVE-2016-0964 CVE-2016-0965 CVE-2016-0966

CVE-2016-0967 CVE-2016-0968 CVE-2016-0969

CVE-2016-0970 CVE-2016-0971 CVE-2016-0972

CVE-2016-0973 CVE-2016-0974 CVE-2016-0975

CVE-2016-0976 CVE-2016-0977 CVE-2016-0978

CVE-2016-0979 CVE-2016-0980 CVE-2016-0981

CVE-2016-0982 CVE-2016-0983 CVE-2016-0984

CVE-2016-0985

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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 APSB16-04 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-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965,

CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970,

CVE-2016-0971, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975,

CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980,

CVE-2016-0981, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984, CVE-2016-0985)

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

upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.569.

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/):

1306015 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04

6. Package List:

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

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386: