Bug 1306015 (CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0971, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, CVE-2016-0981, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984, CVE-2016-0985)

Summary: flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Tomas Hoger <thoger>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ed.costello, emhuang, mmelanso, mtilburg, stransky
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: flash-plugin 11.2.202.569 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Bug Depends On: 1306017, 1306018, 1306020    
Bug Blocks: 1306016    

Description Tomas Hoger 2016-02-09 20:48:02 UTC 
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-04 for Adobe Flash Player describes multiple flaws that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.

Quoting from the APSB16-04:

These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0985).

These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984).

These updates resolve a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0971).

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, CVE-2016-0981).

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2016-02-10 21:10:50 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Via RHSA-2016:0166 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html