RedHat: RHSA-2016-1423:01 Critical: flash-plugin security update
Summary
The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash
Player web browser plug-in.
This update upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.632.
Security Fix(es):
* This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These
vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin 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-2016-4172, CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174,
CVE-2016-4175, CVE-2016-4176, CVE-2016-4177, CVE-2016-4178, CVE-2016-4179,
CVE-2016-4180, CVE-2016-4181, CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4183, CVE-2016-4184,
CVE-2016-4185, CVE-2016-4186, CVE-2016-4187, CVE-2016-4188, CVE-2016-4189,
CVE-2016-4190, CVE-2016-4217, CVE-2016-4218, CVE-2016-4219, CVE-2016-4220,
CVE-2016-4221, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4223, CVE-2016-4224, CVE-2016-4225,
CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230,
CVE-2016-4231, CVE-2016-4232, CVE-2016-4233, CVE-2016-4234, CVE-2016-4235,
CVE-2016-4236, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4239, CVE-2016-4240,
CVE-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245,
CVE-2016-4246, CVE-2016-4247, CVE-2016-4248, CVE-2016-4249)
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4172 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4173 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4174 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4175 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4176 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4177 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4178 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4179 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4180 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4181 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4182 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4183 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4184 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4185 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4186 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4187 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4188 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4189 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4190 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4217 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4218 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4219 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4220 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4221 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4222 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4223 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4224 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4225 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4226 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4227 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4228 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4229 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4230 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4231 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4232 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4233 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4234 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4235 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4236 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4237 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4238 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4239 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4240 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4241 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4242 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4243 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4244 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4245 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4246 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4247 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4248 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4249 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.632-1.el6_8.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 update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) 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
1355971 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-25