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Red Hat 4 Extras: RHSA-2010-0636-02 Critical Acroread Threat

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Calendar Grey August 20, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important acroread patch released by Red Hat addresses a range of security vulnerabilities impacting business clients. Update immediately!
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

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 a vulnerability in Adobe Reader. This vulnerability is detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-17, 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-2010-2862)
Multiple security flaws were found in Adobe Flash Player embedded in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-16, listed in the References section. A PDF file with embedded specially-crafted SWF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2010-0209, CVE-2010-2213, CVE-2010-2214, CVE-2010-2215, CVE-2010-2216)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.3.4, 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 issue critical software update arbitrary code redhat acroread

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0209 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2213 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2214 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2215 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2216 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2862 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.3.4-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.3.4-1.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-2010:0636-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0636.html
Issue date: 2010-08-20

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update arbitrary code redhat acroread

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

621687 - CVE-2010-2862 acroread: integer overflow flaw allows remote arbitrary code execution

622947 - CVE-2010-0209 CVE-2010-2213 CVE-2010-2214 CVE-2010-2215 CVE-2010-2216 flash-plugin: multiple security flaws (APSB10-16)

624838 - acroread: multiple critical security flaws (APSB10-17)

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