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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Critical Update: RHSA-2010:0743-01 for Acroread

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch for acroread addresses various vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux clients.
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-21, listed in the References section.
A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2010-2883, CVE-2010-2884, CVE-2010-2889, CVE-2010-2890, CVE-2010-3619, CVE-2010-3620, CVE-2010-3621, CVE-2010-3622, CVE-2010-3625, CVE-2010-3626, CVE-2010-3627, CVE-2010-3628, CVE-2010-3629, CVE-2010-3630, CVE-2010-3632, CVE-2010-3658)
An insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) set in some Adobe Reader libraries could allow a local attacker, who is able to convince another user to run Adobe Reader in an attacker-controlled directory, to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim. (CVE-2010-2887)
A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash when opened. (CVE-2010-3656, CVE-2010-3657)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.4, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update critical arbitrary code execution Red Hat Enterprise acroread

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2883 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2884 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2887 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2889 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2890 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3619 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3620 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3621 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3622 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3625 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3626 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3627 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3628 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3629 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3630 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3632 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3656 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3657 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3658 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.0-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.0-1.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-2010:0743-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0743.html
Issue date: 2010-10-06

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update critical arbitrary code execution Red Hat Enterprise acroread

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

632267 - CVE-2010-2883 Acroread: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain fonts (APSA10-02)

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

639890 - acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-21)

639903 - acroread: denial of service flaws (APSB10-21)

639913 - CVE-2010-2887 acroread: use of insecure RPATH (APSB10-21)

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