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Important Update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Flash Player Critical Flaw

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Calendar Grey July 12, 2007
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch released for Flash Player on Red Hat addressing input validation flaw that could allow execution of unauthorized code.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, 4 Extras, and 5 Supplementary

Solution

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

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

247530 - CVE-2007-3456 flash-plugin input validation flaw

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:

i386: e6e8ebe7f9ab7f5ebcf69e8a5f70760b flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:

i386: e6e8ebe7f9ab7f5ebcf69e8a5f70760b flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:

i386: e6e8ebe7f9ab7f5ebcf69e8a5f70760b flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:

i386: e6e8ebe7f9ab7f5ebcf69e8a5f70760b flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el3.with.oss.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:

i386: 902998baf254681ab8d98c83f1da7614 flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:

i386: 902998baf254681ab8d98c83f1da7614 flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:

i386: 902998baf254681ab8d98c83f1da7614 flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:

i386: 902998baf254681ab8d98c83f1da7614 flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el4.i386.rpm

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):

i386: 1e7d781724ec14b86d90134ff3a8862c flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64: 1e7d781724ec14b86d90134ff3a8862c flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el5.i386.rpm

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):

i386: 1e7d781724ec14b86d90134ff3a8862c flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64: 1e7d781724ec14b86d90134ff3a8862c flash-plugin-9.0.48.0-1.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

Summary

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3456 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

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Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0696-01
Issue date: 2007-07-12
Updated on: 2007-07-12
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Topic

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

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