-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: flash-plugin security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1173-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1173.html Issue date: 2012-08-15 CVE Names: CVE-2012-1535 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link 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 one vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. This vulnerability is detailed on the Adobe security page APSB12-18, 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) All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.238. 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/knowledge/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 848180 - CVE-2012-1535 flash-plugin: code execution flaw (APSB12-18) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el6.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el6.i686.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6): i386: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: flash-plugin-11.2.202.238-1.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://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-1535.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-18.html 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFQK/hJXlSAg2UNWIIRAkFzAKCPRocUjqxLsay0dkbHh61QBjKQawCgk5w2 8EH4iUcReCfqqbmx0B7pt/M= =4lNr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce