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Red Hat: RHSA-2010:0706-01 Critical: Flash-Plugin Security Fix

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Calendar Grey September 21, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest update for Adobe Flash Player addresses a significant security vulnerability impacting users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

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

Summary

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 APSB10-22, listed in the References section. If a victim loaded a page containing specially-crafted SWF content, it could cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-2884)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 10.1.85.3 for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary, and version 9.0.283 for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical advisory Adobe flash-plugin

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2884 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.283.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: flash-plugin-10.1.85.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.1.85.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: flash-plugin-10.1.85.3-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.1.85.3-1.el5.i386.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#package


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0706-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0706.html
Issue date: 2010-09-21

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes one security issue is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras, and Red HatEnterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical advisory Adobe flash-plugin

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386

Bugs Fixed

633917 - CVE-2010-2884 Adobe Flash: crash or potential arbitrary code execution (APSB10-22)

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