RedHat: RHSA-2009-0332:01 Critical: flash-plugin security update
Summary
The flash-plugin package contains a Firefox-compatible Adobe Flash Player
Web browser plug-in.
Multiple input validation flaws were found in the way Flash Player
displayed certain SWF (Shockwave Flash) content. An attacker could use
these flaws to create a specially-crafted SWF file that could cause
flash-plugin to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when the victim
loaded a page containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2009-0520,
CVE-2009-0519)
It was discovered that Adobe Flash Player had an insecure RPATH (runtime
library search path) set in the ELF (Executable and Linking Format) header.
A local user with write access to the directory pointed to by RPATH could
use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Adobe Flash Player. (CVE-2009-0521)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 10.0.22.87.
Summary
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
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0519 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0520 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0521 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-01.html http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Package List
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386:
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386:
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-10.0.22.87-1.el5.i386.rpm
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details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues isnow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
487141 - CVE-2009-0519 flash-plugin: Input validation flaw (DoS)
487142 - CVE-2009-0520 flash-plugin: Buffer overflow (arbitrary code execution) via crafted SWF file.
487144 - CVE-2009-0521 flash-plugin: Linux-specific information disclosure (privilege escalation)