[RHSA-2012:0688-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0688-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0688.html

Issue date: 2012-05-23

CVE Names: CVE-2012-0779

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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes one security issue is now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical

security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,

which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link 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 one vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. This

vulnerability is detailed on the Adobe security page APSB12-09, listed in

the References section. Specially-crafted SWF content could cause

flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when a victim

loads a page containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2012-0779)

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

upgrades Flash Player to version 10.3.183.19.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata

relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to

use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

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

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

819003 - CVE-2012-0779 flash-plugin: arbitrary code execution via object confusion (APSB12-09)

6. Package List:

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

i386:

flash-plugin-10.3.183.19-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-10.3.183.19-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:

flash-plugin-10.3.183.19-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:

flash-plugin-10.3.183.19-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386: