Bug 1651640 (CVE-2018-15981)

Summary:	CVE-2018-15981 flash-plugin: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability (APSB18-44)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
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Priority:	urgent
Version:	unspecified	CC:	stransky
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	flash-plugin 31.0.0.153	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On:	1651641
Bug Blocks:	1651642

Description Andrej Nemec 2018-11-20 13:15:19 UTC

Adobe Security Bulletin APSB18-44 for Adobe Flash Player describes a flaw that can possibly lead to arbitrary code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file:

Type Confusion -- CVE-2018-15981

External References:

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb18-44.html

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2018-11-20 19:46:23 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary

Via RHSA-2018:3644 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3644