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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2015:0052-01 Critical Flash Plugin Update

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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. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:0052-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0052.html
Issue date:        2015-01-14
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-0301 CVE-2015-0302 CVE-2015-0303 
                   CVE-2015-0304 CVE-2015-0305 CVE-2015-0306 
                   CVE-2015-0307 CVE-2015-0308 CVE-2015-0309 
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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.

Red Hat Product Security 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 APSB15-01,
listed in the References section.

Multiple flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF
content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted
SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF
content. (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306, CVE-2015-0304, CVE-2015-0309,
CVE-2015-0305, CVE-2015-0308)

This update also fixes multiple information disclosure flaws in
flash-plugin. (CVE-2015-0301, CVE-2015-0302, CVE-2015-0307)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.429.

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/articles/11258

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

1181903 - CVE-2015-0303 CVE-2015-0306 CVE-2015-0304 CVE-2015-0309 CVE-2015-0305 CVE-2015-0308 flash-plugin: Multiple code-execution flaws (APSB15-01)
1181909 - CVE-2015-0301 CVE-2015-0302 CVE-2015-0307 flash-plugin: Information disclosure via various methods (APSB15-01)

6. Package List:

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0301
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0302
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0303
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0304
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0305
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0306
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0307
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0308
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0309
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 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2015:0052-01 Critical Flash Plugin Update

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Important security patch released for Adobe Flash Player on Red Hat Enterprise Linux addressing several defects and weaknesses.
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/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 APSB15-01, listed in the References section.
Multiple flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-0303, CVE-2015-0306, CVE-2015-0304, CVE-2015-0309, CVE-2015-0305, CVE-2015-0308)
This update also fixes multiple information disclosure flaws in flash-plugin. (CVE-2015-0301, CVE-2015-0302, CVE-2015-0307)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.429.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0301 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0302 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0303 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0304 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0305 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0306 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0307 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0308 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0309 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.429-1.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


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0052-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2015-01-14

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issuesis now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE 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

1181903 - CVE-2015-0303 CVE-2015-0306 CVE-2015-0304 CVE-2015-0309 CVE-2015-0305 CVE-2015-0308 flash-plugin: Multiple code-execution flaws (APSB15-01)

1181909 - CVE-2015-0301 CVE-2015-0302 CVE-2015-0307 flash-plugin: Information disclosure via various methods (APSB15-01)

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