Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20140496
Revision Date:2014-05-14Version:602
Title:RHSA-2014:0496: flash-plugin security update (Critical)
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 are detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB14-14, listed in the References section.

  • Multiple flaws were found in the way flash-plugin displayed certain SWF content. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2014-0510, CVE-2014-0517, CVE-2014-0518, CVE-2014-0519, CVE-2014-0520)

  • A flaw in flash-plugin could allow an attacker to bypass the same-origin policy. (CVE-2014-0516)

    All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.359.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-0510
    CVE-2014-0516
    CVE-2014-0517
    CVE-2014-0518
    CVE-2014-0519
    CVE-2014-0520
    RHSA-2014:0496-01
    Platform(s):Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Release Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND flash-plugin is earlier than 0:11.2.202.359-1.el5
  • AND flash-plugin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
  • OR Package Information
  • flash-plugin is earlier than 0:11.2.202.359-1.el6
  • AND flash-plugin is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Client is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ComputeNode is installed
  • BACK