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RHEL 6: RHSA-2018:1367-01 Critical: Flash-Plugin Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2018
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Emergency security patch released for flash-plugin on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to mitigate a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
An update for flash-plugin is now available for 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 29.0.0.171.
Security Fix(es):
* flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-16) (CVE-2018-4944)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update arbitrary code execution Red Hat Enterprise Linux flash-plugin

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-4944 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64: flash-plugin-29.0.0.171-1.el6_9.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


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:1367-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1367
Issue date: 2018-05-09

Topic

An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Supplementary.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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue critical software update arbitrary code execution Red Hat Enterprise Linux flash-plugin

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - 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

1576040 - CVE-2018-4944 flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-16)

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