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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:1047-01 Critical: Flash Plugin Code Execution

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Calendar Grey December 19, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important security patch released for Adobe Flash Player on Red Hat environments, rectifying exploitation vulnerabilities and enhancing protection.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterpris...

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

The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player Web browser plug-in.
A security flaw was found in the way Flash Player displayed certain SWF (Shockwave Flash) content. This may have made it possible to execute arbitrary code on a victim's machine, if the victim opened a malicious Adobe Flash file. (CVE-2008-5499)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 10.0.15.3 for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary, and 9.0.152.0 for users of Red Hat Enterprise 3 and 4 Extras.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat critical code execution Adobe flash-plugin

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5499 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: flash-plugin-9.0.152.0-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: flash-plugin-10.0.15.3-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.0.15.3-2.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: flash-plugin-10.0.15.3-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-10.0.15.3-2.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-2008:1047-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:1047.html
Issue date: 2008-12-19

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat critical code execution Adobe flash-plugin

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386

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

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

Bugs Fixed

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