[RHSA-2010:0060-01] Critical: acroread security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: acroread security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0060-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0060.html

Issue date: 2010-01-20

CVE Names: CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955

CVE-2009-3956 CVE-2009-3959 CVE-2009-4324

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1. Summary:

 

The acroread packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras

contain security flaws and should not be used.

 

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386

 

3. Description:

 

Adobe Reader allows users to view and print documents in Portable Document

Format (PDF).

 

Adobe Reader 8.1.7 is vulnerable to critical security flaws and should no

longer be used. A specially-crafted PDF file could cause Adobe Reader to

crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Adobe

Reader when opened. (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-3953, CVE-2009-3954,

CVE-2009-3955, CVE-2009-3959, CVE-2009-3956)

 

Adobe have discontinued support for Adobe Reader 8 for Linux. Adobe Reader

9 for Linux is not compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. An

alternative PDF file viewer available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is

xpdf.

 

This update removes the acroread packages due to their known security

vulnerabilities.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

547799 - CVE-2009-4324 acroread: media.newplayer JavaScript API code execution vulnerability (APSB10-02)

554293 - CVE-2009-3953 CVE-2009-3954 CVE-2009-3955 CVE-2009-3959 acroread: multiple code execution flaws (APSB10-02)

554296 - CVE-2009-3956 acroread: script injection vulnerability (APSB10-02)

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

acroread-uninstall-9.3-3.i386.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3953.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3954.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3955.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3956.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-3959.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-4324.html

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.

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