Bug 1383931 (CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-4286, CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6987, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990, CVE-2016-6992)

Summary:	CVE-2016-4273 CVE-2016-4286 CVE-2016-6981 CVE-2016-6982 CVE-2016-6983 CVE-2016-6984 CVE-2016-6985 CVE-2016-6986 CVE-2016-6987 CVE-2016-6989 CVE-2016-6990 CVE-2016-6992 flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-32
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	urgent
Version:	unspecified	CC:	ed.costello, emhuang, mmelanso, mtilburg, stransky
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Bug Depends On:	1383933, 1383934, 1383935
Bug Blocks:	1383932

Description Adam Mariš 2016-10-12 08:05:03 UTC

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-32 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 APSB16-32:

These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6992).

These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6987).

These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-4286).

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990).

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2016-10-12 17:18:03 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

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

Via RHSA-2016:2057 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.html