RedHat: RHSA-2015-2697:01 Critical: flash-plugin security update
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, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-01
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-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635,
CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640,
CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8644,
CVE-2015-8645, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648,
CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2015-8651)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package,
which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.559.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8459 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8460 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8634 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8635 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8636 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8638 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8639 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8640 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8641 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8642 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8643 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8644 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8645 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8646 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8647 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8648 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8649 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8650 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8651 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://helpx.adobe.com/support/programs/support-options-free-discontinued-apps-services.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.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/
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 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.
Topic
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
1294580 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01