RedHat: RHSA-2016-2057:01 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 11.2.202.637.
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)
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-2016-4273 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 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-11.2.202.637-1.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/
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
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