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Red Hat 6 RHSA-2015:1913-01 Critical Flash-Plugin Exploits

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An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes three security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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-2015:1913-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1913.html
Issue date:        2015-10-16
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-7645 CVE-2015-7647 CVE-2015-7648 
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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes three security issues is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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. 6) - 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 three vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These
vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-27 listed
in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially
crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary
code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page
containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647,
CVE-2015-7648)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.540.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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

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

1271966 - CVE-2015-7645 CVE-2015-7647 CVE-2015-7648 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issue fixed in APSB15-27

6. Package List:

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.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-2015-7645
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7647
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7648
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/

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Red Hat 6 RHSA-2015:1913-01 Critical Flash-Plugin Exploits

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Important security patch for Adobe Flash Player aimed at addressing three severe vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes three security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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 three vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-27 listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-7645, CVE-2015-7647, CVE-2015-7648)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.540.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7645 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7647 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7648 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.540-1.el6_7.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-2015:1913-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Issue date: 2015-10-16

Topic

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes three security issues isnow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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. 6) - 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

1271966 - CVE-2015-7645 CVE-2015-7647 CVE-2015-7648 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issue fixed in APSB15-27

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