- Issued:
- 2012-08-23
- Updated:
- 2012-08-23
RHSA-2012:1203 - Critical: flash-plugin security update
Synopsis
Critical: flash-plugin security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Critical
Topic
An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 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
The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities are detailed on the Adobe security pages APSB12-18 and APSB12-19, listed in the References section. Specially-crafted SWF content could cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when a victim loads a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2012-1535, CVE-2012-4163, CVE-2012-4164, CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166, CVE-2012-4167)
A flaw in flash-plugin could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information if a victim were tricked into visiting a specially-crafted web page. (CVE-2012-4168)
Note: This erratum upgrades Adobe Flash Player from version 10.3.183.20 to version 11.2.202.238.
All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.238.
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 Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el5.i386.rpm
Fixes
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CVEs
- CVE-2012-1535
- CVE-2012-4163
- CVE-2012-4164
- CVE-2012-4165
- CVE-2012-4166
- CVE-2012-4167
- CVE-2012-4168
- CVE-2012-5054
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/apsb12-18.html
- Content from www.adobe.com is not included.Content from www.adobe.com is not included.http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.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.