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Red Hat: RHSA-2011:1333-01 Critical: Flash Plugin Code Execution Risk

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An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues 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 [More...]
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2011:1333-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1333.html
Issue date:        2011-09-22
CVE Names:         CVE-2011-2426 CVE-2011-2427 CVE-2011-2428 
                   CVE-2011-2429 CVE-2011-2430 CVE-2011-2444 
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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.

The Red Hat Security Response Team 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 are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB11-26, listed
in the References section.

Multiple security flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed
certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a
specially-crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page
containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2011-2426,
CVE-2011-2427, CVE-2011-2428, CVE-2011-2430)

A flaw in flash-plugin could allow an attacker to conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks if a victim were tricked into visiting a
specially-crafted web page. (CVE-2011-2444)

This update also fixes an information disclosure flaw in flash-plugin.
(CVE-2011-2429)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 10.3.183.10.

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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

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

740201 - CVE-2011-2444 flash-plugin: Cross-site scripting vulnerability fixed in APSB11-26
740204 - CVE-2011-2429 flash-plugin: security control bypass information disclosure fixed in APSB11-26
740388 - CVE-2011-2426 CVE-2011-2427 CVE-2011-2428 CVE-2011-2430 flash-plugin: critical flaws fixed in APSB11-26

6. Package List:

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

i386:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2426
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2427
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2428
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2429
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2430
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2444
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: RHSA-2011:1333-01 Critical: Flash Plugin Code Execution Risk

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Essential security enhancement for Adobe Flash component in Red Hat platforms tackling various weaknesses and issues.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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 https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

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 are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB11-26, listed in the References section.
Multiple security flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially-crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2011-2426, CVE-2011-2427, CVE-2011-2428, CVE-2011-2430)
A flaw in flash-plugin could allow an attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if a victim were tricked into visiting a specially-crafted web page. (CVE-2011-2444)
This update also fixes an information disclosure flaw in flash-plugin. (CVE-2011-2429)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 10.3.183.10.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2426 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2427 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2428 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2429 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2430 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2444 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.3.183.10-1.el6.i686.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-2011:1333-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Issue date: 2011-09-22

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issuesis now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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.

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

Bugs Fixed

740201 - CVE-2011-2444 flash-plugin: Cross-site scripting vulnerability fixed in APSB11-26

740204 - CVE-2011-2429 flash-plugin: security control bypass information disclosure fixed in APSB11-26

740388 - CVE-2011-2426 CVE-2011-2427 CVE-2011-2428 CVE-2011-2430 flash-plugin: critical flaws fixed in APSB11-26

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