Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 524
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 524

Red Hat: RHSA-2016:2057-01 Critical Flash Plugin Update

red hat
Calendar Grey October 12, 2016
Scroller Redhat
Urgent security patch released for flash-player on CentOS 5 & 6. Prompt response advised.
An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

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

Summary

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.
This update upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.637.
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-2016-4273, CVE-2016-4286, CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6987, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990, CVE-2016-6992)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat update critical flash plugin attack risk

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4273 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4286 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6981 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6982 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6983 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6984 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6985 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6986 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6987 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6989 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6990 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6992 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.637-1.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


Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:2057-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2057.html
Issue date: 2016-10-12

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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat update critical flash plugin attack risk

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

1383931 - CVE-2016-4273 CVE-2016-4286 CVE-2016-6981 CVE-2016-6982 CVE-2016-6983 CVE-2016-6984 CVE-2016-6985 CVE-2016-6986 CVE-2016-6987 CVE-2016-6989 CVE-2016-6990 CVE-2016-6992 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-32

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.