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Red Hat: RHSA-2009-1499-01 Critical: Acroread Security Update

Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: acroread security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1499-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1499.html Issue date: 2009-10-14 CVE Names: CVE-2009-2979 CVE-2009-2980 CVE-2009-2981 CVE-2009-2983 CVE-2009-2985 CVE-2009-2986 CVE-2009-2988 CVE-2009-2990 CVE-2009-2991 CVE-2009-2993 CVE-2009-2994 CVE-2009-2996 CVE-2009-2997 CVE-2009-2998 CVE-2009-3431 CVE-2009-3458 CVE-2009-3459 CVE-2009-3462 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64 3.Description: Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). Multiple flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader. A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe Reader when opened. (CVE-2009-2980, CVE-2009-2983, CVE-2009-2985, CVE-2009-2986, CVE-2009-2990, CVE-2009-2991, CVE-2009-2993, CVE-2009-2994, CVE-2009-2996, CVE-2009-2997, CVE-2009-2998, CVE-2009-3458, CVE-2009-3459, CVE-2009-3462) Multiple flaws were discovered in Adobe Reader. A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to crash when opened. (CVE-2009-2979, CVE-2009-2988, CVE-2009-3431) An input validation flaw was found in Adobe Reader. Opening a specially-crafted PDF file could lead to a Trust Manager restrictions bypass. (CVE-2009-2981) All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 8.1.7, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 528071 - CVE-2009-3459 acroread: heap overflow fix in version 8.1.7 (APSB09-15) 528659 - acroread: Multiple arbitrary code execution fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15) 528665 - CVE-2009-2979 CVE-2009-2988 CVE-2009-3431 acroread: Multiple DoS fixes in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15) 528666 - CVE-2009-2981 acroread: Trust Manager restrictions bypass fixed in 8.1.7 (APSB09-15) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm Red HatEnterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras: i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el4.i386.rpm RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client): i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server): i386: acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: acroread-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.rpm acroread-plugin-8.1.7-1.el5.i386.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#package 7.References: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2979 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2981 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2985 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2986 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2988 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2991 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2996 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2997 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2998 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3431 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3458 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3459 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3462 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFK1fq0XlSAg2UNWIIRApi5AKCbRP0OxKoT4Dr5Wihfd9Q5nAfxTACgsZwk UrxseotbW5ASovfZQjGlrPc=2LHp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The new acroread update addresses several vital vulnerabilities for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, improving both security measures and user accessibility.. Acroread Fixes, Red Hat Security Advisory, Critical Security Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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