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Red Hat: 2011:1434-01 Important Acroread Code Execution Security Alert

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Calendar Grey November 8, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security updates for acroread released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Please update your packages.
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 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

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
This update fixes multiple security flaws in Adobe Reader. These flaws are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB11-24, 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-2011-2431, CVE-2011-2432, CVE-2011-2433, CVE-2011-2434, CVE-2011-2435, CVE-2011-2436, CVE-2011-2437, CVE-2011-2438, CVE-2011-2439, CVE-2011-2440, CVE-2011-2442)
This update also fixes multiple security flaws in Adobe Flash Player embedded in Adobe Reader. These flaws are detailed on the Adobe security pages APSB11-21 and APSB11-26, listed in the References section.
A PDF file with an embedded, specially-crafted SWF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2011-2130, CVE-2011-2134, CVE-2011-2135, CVE-2011-2136, CVE-2011-2137, CVE-2011-2138, CVE-2011-2139, CVE-2011-2140, CVE-2011-2414, CVE-2011-2415, CVE-2011-2416, CVE-2011-2417, CVE-2011-2424, CVE-2011-2425, CVE-2011-2426, CVE-2011-2427, CVE-2011-2428, CVE-2011-2430)
A flaw in Adobe Flash Player 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 Adobe Flash Player. (CVE-2011-2429)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.4.6, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical software update code execution acroread

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2130 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2134 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2135 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2136 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2137 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2138 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2139 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2140 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2414 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2415 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2416 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2417 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2424 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2425 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-2011-2431 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2432 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2433 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2434 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2435 Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.6-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.6-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.4.6-1.el6.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1434-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1434.html
Issue date: 2011-11-08

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical software update code execution acroread

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

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

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 ES version 4 Extras - 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 WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

729497 - CVE-2011-2130 CVE-2011-2134 CVE-2011-2135 CVE-2011-2136 CVE-2011-2137 CVE-2011-2138 CVE-2011-2139 CVE-2011-2140 CVE-2011-2414 CVE-2011-2415 CVE-2011-2416 CVE-2011-2417 CVE-2011-2425 flash-plugin: multiple arbitrary code execution flaws (APSB-11-21)

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

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

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

749381 - acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB11-24)

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