Red Hat: 2015:1893-01: 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, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-25 listed
in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially
crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary
code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page
containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-5569, CVE-2015-7625,
CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627, CVE-2015-7628, CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7630,
CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7632, CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634, CVE-2015-7643,
CVE-2015-7644)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.535.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5569 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7625 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7626 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7627 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7628 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7629 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7630 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7631 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7632 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7633 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7634 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7643 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7644 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. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.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 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. 6) - 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
1271383 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-25
1271388 - flash-plugin: information leak and hardening fixes in APSB15-25
