Red Hat: 2015:0052-01: flash-plugin: Critical Advisory
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 in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-01,
listed in the References section.
Multiple 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 malicious SWF
content. (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306, CVE-2015-0304, CVE-2015-0309,
CVE-2015-0305, CVE-2015-0308)
This update also fixes multiple information disclosure flaws in
flash-plugin. (CVE-2015-0301, CVE-2015-0302, CVE-2015-0307)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.429.
Summary
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/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0301 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0302 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0303 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0304 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0305 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0306 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0307 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0308 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0309 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://helpx.adobe.com/support/programs/support-options-free-discontinued-apps-services.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.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/
Topic
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issuesis now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.
Topic
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
1181903 - CVE-2015-0303 CVE-2015-0306 CVE-2015-0304 CVE-2015-0309 CVE-2015-0305 CVE-2015-0308 flash-plugin: Multiple code-execution flaws (APSB15-01)
1181909 - CVE-2015-0301 CVE-2015-0302 CVE-2015-0307 flash-plugin: Information disclosure via various methods (APSB15-01)