RedHat: RHSA-2018-3618:01 Important: flash-plugin security update
Summary
The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash
Player web browser plug-in.
This update upgrades Flash Player to version 31.0.0.148.
Security Fix(es):
* flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-39)
(CVE-2018-15978)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15978 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://helpx.adobe.com/support/programs/support-options-free-discontinued-apps-services.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
flash-plugin-31.0.0.148-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Supplementary.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1649537 - CVE-2018-15978 flash-plugin: Information Disclosure vulnerability (APSB18-39)