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security advisorysecurity updatered hatRed Hat Enterprise: RHSA-2009:1657-01 Critical Flash-Plugin Code Execution
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1657-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1657.html Issue date: 2009-12-09 CVE Names: CVE-2009-3794 CVE-2009-3796 CVE-2009-3797 CVE-2009-3798 CVE-2009-3799 CVE-2009-3800 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for 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 3. Description: The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. Multiple security flaws were found in the way Flash Player 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, possibly, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the specially-crafted SWF content. (CVE-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3797, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800) All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 10.0.42.34. 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 theRed Hat Network to apply this update are available at 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 543857 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution flaws (APSB09-19) (CVE-2009-3794, CVE-2009-3796, CVE-2009-3797, CVE-2009-3798, CVE-2009-3799, CVE-2009-3800) 6. Package List: RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client): i386: flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-1.el5.i386.rpm RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server): i386: flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-10.0.42.34-1.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-2009-3794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3798 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3800 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. . Significant Adobe Flash Player patch for Red Hat addresses various vulnerabilities and risks of code execution.. Adobe Flash Player, Flash Player update, Red Hat security patch. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2009
•Critical
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security advisorysecurity issuered hatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3: RHSA-2005:299-01 Important RealPlayer Update
Updated realplayer packages that fix a number of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: realplayer security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:299-01 Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:299.html Issue date: 2005-03-21 Updated on: 2005-03-21 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Keywords: LACD - ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary: Updated realplayer packages that fix a number of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386 Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386 3. Problem description: The realplayer package contains RealPlayer, a media format player. A number of security issues have been discovered in RealPlayer 8 of which a subset are believed to affect the Linux version as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras. RealPlayer 8 is no longer supported by RealNetworks. Users of RealPlayer are advised to upgrade to this erratum package which contains RealPlayer 10. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration orCustomization guide specific to your system: 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 150341 - RHEL3 U5: Update to RealPlayer 10 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras: i386: ba5814b72fd7f0c4838fd628d6d9ec2b realplayer-10.0.3-1.rhel3.i386.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras: i386: ba5814b72fd7f0c4838fd628d6d9ec2b realplayer-10.0.3-1.rhel3.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras: i386: ba5814b72fd7f0c4838fd628d6d9ec2b realplayer-10.0.3-1.rhel3.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras: i386: ba5814b72fd7f0c4838fd628d6d9ec2b realplayer-10.0.3-1.rhel3.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. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc. . Crucial security patch released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras to mitigate potential threats.. RedHat Security, RealPlayer, MediaPlayerUpdate, ImportantAdvisories, LinuxFixes. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 21, 2005
•Important
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