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Red Hat 3-5 Acroread Update RHSA-2009:1109-01 Critical Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey June 17, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The recent critical update from Red Hat for acroread tackles numerous security vulnerabilities affecting various versions of Enterprise Linux.
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linu...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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).
Multiple security flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader. 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-2009-0198, CVE-2009-0509, CVE-2009-0510, CVE-2009-0511, CVE-2009-0512, CVE-2009-0888, CVE-2009-0889, CVE-2009-1855, CVE-2009-1856, CVE-2009-1857, CVE-2009-1858, CVE-2009-1859, CVE-2009-1861, CVE-2009-2028)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 8.1.6, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat critical security issues acroread Adobe Reader

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0198 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0509 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0510 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0511 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0512 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1855 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1856 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1857 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1858 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1859 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1861 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2028 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-8.1.6-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-8.1.6-2.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.6-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1109-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1109.html
Issue date: 2009-06-17

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat critical security issues acroread Adobe Reader

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Desktop 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

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

505049 - acroread: multiple security fixes in version 8.1.6 (APSB09-07)

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