[RHSA-2015:1893-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:1893-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1893.html
Issue date:        2015-10-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-5569 CVE-2015-7625 CVE-2015-7626 
                   CVE-2015-7627 CVE-2015-7628 CVE-2015-7629 
                   CVE-2015-7630 CVE-2015-7631 CVE-2015-7632 
                   CVE-2015-7633 CVE-2015-7634 CVE-2015-7643 
                   CVE-2015-7644 
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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues
is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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. 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

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, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-25 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-2015-5569, CVE-2015-7625,
CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627, CVE-2015-7628, CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7630,
CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7632, CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634, CVE-2015-7643,
CVE-2015-7644)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.535.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1271383 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-25
1271388 - flash-plugin: information leak and hardening fixes in APSB15-25

6. Package List:

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.535-1.el6_7.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/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5569
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7625
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7626
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7627
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7628
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7629
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7630
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7631
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7632
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7633
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7634
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7643
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7644
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-25.html

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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