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Red Hat: RHSA-2010-0934-01 Critical: Acroread DoS and Code Execution

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Calendar Grey December 1, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential acrobat reader security patch released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux rectifying two significant vulnerabilities affecting users. Upgrade immediately!
Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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 two vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB10-28, 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-2010-3654, CVE-2010-4091)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.4.1, 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 remote code execution DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux acroread

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3654 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4091 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el4.i386.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: acroread-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm acroread-plugin-9.4.1-1.el6.i686.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0934-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0934.html
Issue date: 2010-12-01

Topic

Updated acroread packages that fix two security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6Supplementary.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 remote code execution DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

647525 - CVE-2010-3654 acroread/flash-plugin: critical vulnerablility (APSA10-05, APSB10-26)

651133 - CVE-2010-4091 acroread: remote DoS or possible arbitrary code execution via EScript.api plugin

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