[RHSA-2013:0254-01] Critical: flash-plugin security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: flash-plugin security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0254-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0254.html
Issue date:        2013-02-13
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-0637 CVE-2013-0638 CVE-2013-0639 
                   CVE-2013-0642 CVE-2013-0644 CVE-2013-0645 
                   CVE-2013-0647 CVE-2013-0649 CVE-2013-1365 
                   CVE-2013-1366 CVE-2013-1367 CVE-2013-1368 
                   CVE-2013-1369 CVE-2013-1370 CVE-2013-1372 
                   CVE-2013-1373 CVE-2013-1374 
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1. Summary:

An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes several security issues is
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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - 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 several vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These
vulnerabilities are detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB13-05,
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-2013-0638,
CVE-2013-0639, CVE-2013-0642, CVE-2013-0644, CVE-2013-0645, CVE-2013-0647,
CVE-2013-0649, CVE-2013-1365, CVE-2013-1366, CVE-2013-1367, CVE-2013-1368,
CVE-2013-1369, CVE-2013-1370, CVE-2013-1372, CVE-2013-1373, CVE-2013-1374)

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-2013-0637)

All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which
upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.270.

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/):

910570 - flash-plugin: multiple code execution flaws (APSB13-05)
910571 - CVE-2013-0637 flash-plugin: information disclosure flaw (APSB13-05)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el5.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5):

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el5.i386.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el6.i686.rpm

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

i386:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
flash-plugin-11.2.202.270-1.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-2013-0637.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0638.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0639.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0642.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0644.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0645.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0647.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0649.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1365.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1366.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1367.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1368.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1369.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1370.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1372.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1373.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-1374.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-05.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 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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