RedHat: RHSA-2016-0166:01 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 APSB16-04 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-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965,
CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970,
CVE-2016-0971, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975,
CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980,
CVE-2016-0981, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984, CVE-2016-0985)
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.569.
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-2016-0964 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0965 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0966 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0967 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0968 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0969 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0970 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0971 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0972 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0973 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0974 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0975 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0976 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0977 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0978 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0979 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0980 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0981 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0982 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0983 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0984 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0985 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-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.569-1.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 securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE 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
1306015 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04