Adobe has issued an emergency security update Tuesday to address a trio of vulnerabilities in Flash Player version 11.6.602.168 and earlier versions for Windows, Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167 and earlier versions for Macintosh, and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.270 and earlier versions for Linux.
These updates address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
- Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.168 and earlier versions for Windows and Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167 and earlier versions for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171.
- Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.270 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest version of Internet Explorer 10, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 for Windows.
Adobe recommends users update their software installations by following the instructions below:
- Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.168 and earlier versions for Windows and Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167 and earlier versions for Macintosh, update to the newest version 11.6.602.171 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center. Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows, and users of Flash Player 11.3.x or later for Macintosh, who have selected the option to 'Allow Adobe to install updates' will receive the update automatically. Users who do not have the 'Allow Adobe to install updates' option enabled can install the update via the update mechanism within the product when prompted.
- For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.63 and earlier versions for Windows and Flash Player 10.3.183.61 and earlier versions for Macintosh, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.6.602.171, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.67, which can be downloaded here.
- Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.270 and earlier versions for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.273 by downloading it from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
- For users of Flash Player 10.3.183.61 and earlier versions for Linux, who cannot update to Flash Player 11.2.202.273, Adobe has made available the update Flash Player 10.3.183.67, which can be downloaded here.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
- Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.171 for Windows.
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