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RedHat: RHSA-2013-0643-01 Critical: Flash Plugin Code Execution Threat

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An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
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Synopsis:          Critical: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0643-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0643.html
Issue date:        2013-03-13
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-0646 CVE-2013-0650 CVE-2013-1371 
                   CVE-2013-1375 
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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues
is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash
Player web browser plug-in.

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These
vulnerabilities are detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB13-09,
listed in the References section. Specially-crafted SWF content could cause
flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when a victim
loads a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2013-0646,
CVE-2013-0650, CVE-2013-1371, CVE-2013-1375)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.275.

4. 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
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

920854 - CVE-2013-0646 CVE-2013-0650 CVE-2013-1371 CVE-2013-1375 flash-plugin: multiple code execution flaws (APSB13-09)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0646
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0650
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1371
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1375
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2013-0643-01 Critical: Flash Plugin Code Execution Threat

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Important security patch for Adobe Flash Player on CentOS Linux. Vital to address numerous vulnerabilities.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.
This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities are detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB13-09, listed in the References section. Specially-crafted SWF content could cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when a victim loads a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2013-0646, CVE-2013-0650, CVE-2013-1371, CVE-2013-1375)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.275.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0646 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0650 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1371 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1375 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.275-2.el6.i686.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-2013:0643-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2013-03-13

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issuesis now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

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

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

Bugs Fixed

920854 - CVE-2013-0646 CVE-2013-0650 CVE-2013-1371 CVE-2013-1375 flash-plugin: multiple code execution flaws (APSB13-09)

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