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RHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2020:4251)
high Nessus Plugin ID 141456
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for flash-plugin.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:4251 advisory.The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in.
This update upgrades Flash Player to version 32.0.0.445.
Security Fix(es):
* flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB20-58) (CVE-2020-9746)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL flash-plugin package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:4251.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?74f606e2
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4251
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888018
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb20-58.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 141456
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-4251.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/14/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9746
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-9746