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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2014-1173-01 Critical Flash-Plugin Issues

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1173-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1173.html Issue date: 2014-09-10 CVE Names: CVE-2014-0547 CVE-2014-0548 CVE-2014-0549 CVE-2014-0550 CVE-2014-0551 CVE-2014-0552 CVE-2014-0553 CVE-2014-0554 CVE-2014-0555 CVE-2014-0556 CVE-2014-0557 CVE-2014-0559 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. 2. 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 3. Description: The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities aredetailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB14-21, listed in the References section. Multiple flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2014-0547, CVE-2014-0549, CVE-2014-0550, CVE-2014-0551, CVE-2014-0552, CVE-2014-0553, CVE-2014-0554, CVE-2014-0555, CVE-2014-0556, CVE-2014-0557, CVE-2014-0559) A flaw in flash-plugin could allow an attacker to bypass the same-origin policy. (CVE-2014-0548) All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.406. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1139847 - CVE-2014-0547 CVE-2014-0549 CVE-2014-0550 CVE-2014-0551 CVE-2014-0552 CVE-2014-0553 CVE-2014-0554 CVE-2014-0555 CVE-2014-0556 CVE-2014-0557 CVE-2014-0559 flash-plugin: multiple code execution or security bypass flaws (APSB14-21) 1139852 - CVE-2014-0548 flash-plugin: same origin policy bypass (APSB14-21) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el5.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el5.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v.6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.406-1.el6.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/#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0547 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0548 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0549 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0550 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0551 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0552 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0553 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0554 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0555 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0556 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0557 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0559 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 2014 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFUEFUvXlSAg2UNWIIRAldrAKC3dXXdfqa7MBvNVt/I8s999AHuiwCgs34U PAXT7xPKbEDLocPPmOJo7t8=d7aB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Vital flash-plugin revision addresses various vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Urgent installation advised.. Flash Player Security Update, Red Hat Advisory, Critical Update Recommendations. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 10, 2014 •Critical Red Hat