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Red Hat: RHSA-2010:0114-01 Critical: Acroread Code Execution Risk

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Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues and a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: acroread security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2010:0114-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0114.html
Issue date:        2010-02-18
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-0186 CVE-2010-0188 
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1. Summary:

Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues and a bug are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. 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

3. Description:

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF).

This update fixes two vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These
vulnerabilities are summarized on the Adobe Security Advisory APSB10-07
page 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-2010-0186, CVE-2010-0188)

This update also fixes a bug where, on some systems, attempting to install
or upgrade the acroread packages failed due to a package dependency issue.
(BZ#557506)

All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain
Adobe Reader version 9.3.1, which is not vulnerable to these issues and
fixes this bug. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for
the update to take effect.

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

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

557506 - acroread requires openldap-devel which is in Workstation/
563819 - CVE-2010-0186 flash-plugin: unauthorized cross-domain requests (APSB10-06)
566087 - CVE-2010-0188 acroread: unspecified code execution flaw

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):

i386:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0186
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0188
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 2010 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: RHSA-2010:0114-01 Critical: Acroread Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important acroread patch released for Red Hat. It resolves significant vulnerabilities and reinstates usability for clients.
Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues and a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update ...

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 two vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are summarized on the Adobe Security Advisory APSB10-07 page 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-2010-0186, CVE-2010-0188)
This update also fixes a bug where, on some systems, attempting to install or upgrade the acroread packages failed due to a package dependency issue. (BZ#557506)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.3.1, which is not vulnerable to these issues and fixes this bug. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0186 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0188 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.1-1.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-2010:0114-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Issue date: 2010-02-18

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues and a bug are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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

557506 - acroread requires openldap-devel which is in Workstation/

563819 - CVE-2010-0186 flash-plugin: unauthorized cross-domain requests (APSB10-06)

566087 - CVE-2010-0188 acroread: unspecified code execution flaw

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