- Issued:
- 2012-04-10
- Updated:
- 2012-04-10
RHSA-2012:0469 - Critical: acroread security update
Synopsis
Critical: acroread security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Critical
Topic
Updated acroread packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary.
The Red Hat Security Response Team 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.
Description
Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).
This update fixes multiple security flaws in Adobe Reader. These flaws are detailed on the Adobe security page APSB12-08, listed in the References section. 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-2012-0774, CVE-2012-0775, CVE-2012-0777)
All Adobe Reader users should install these updated packages. They contain Adobe Reader version 9.5.1, which is not vulnerable to these issues. All running instances of Adobe Reader must be restarted for the update to take effect.
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/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- acroread-9.5.1-1.el6_2.i686.rpm
- acroread-plugin-9.5.1-1.el6_2.i686.rpm
- acroread-plugin-9.5.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
- acroread-9.5.1-1.el5.i386.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
- Content from www.adobe.com is not included.Content from www.adobe.com is not included.http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-08.html
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.