Bug 1389033 (CVE-2016-7855)

Summary:	CVE-2016-7855 flash-plugin: use-after-free issue fixed in APSB16-36
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Tomas Hoger <thoger>
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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OS:	Linux
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Bug Depends On:	1389037, 1389038, 1389039
Bug Blocks:	1389036

Description Tomas Hoger 2016-10-26 17:21:54 UTC

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-36 for Adobe Flash Player describes a flaw that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.

Quoting from the APSB16-36:

These updates resolve a use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code
execution (CVE-2016-7855).

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2016-10-27 04:16:36 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

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

Via RHSA-2016:2119 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html