You Should Update Adobe Flash Right Now Or you'll be exposed to hackers
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before… dozens of times. A
very serious security flaw has been discovered in Adobe Flash and millions of
users are impacted. The zero-day vulnerability allows hackers to exploit the
flaw and crash a user’s system, or even take control of the system and steal
private data.
Here's what Adobe is saying in its latest security bulletin:
Here’s what you need to know: All desktop
versions of Adobe Flash player are affected, including builds for Windows, OS X
and Linux. So basically, if you have a computer you need to install the update.
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Product
|
Affected Versions
|
Platform
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
Desktop Runtime
|
21.0.0.197 and
earlier
|
Windows and
Macintosh
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
Extended Support Release
|
18.0.0.333 and
earlier
|
Windows and
Macintosh
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Google Chrome
|
21.0.0.197 and
earlier
|
Windows, Macintosh,
Linux and ChromeOS
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11
|
21.0.0.197 and
earlier
|
Windows 10
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Internet Explorer 11
|
21.0.0.197 and
earlier
|
Windows 8.1
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Linux
|
11.2.202.577 and
earlier
|
Linux
|
Adobe is urging users to update
their Flash Player as quickly as possible. To do this, right click on Flash
content in your browser and select “About Adobe Flash Player” to see which
version you’re running. You can also check this by navigating to Adobe’s
version information page here. This will tell you if your computer is
running an outdated version edition of Flash.
Adobe notes that the vulnerability has been actively exploited
on devices running Windows 10 and earlier with Flash Player version 20.0.0.306
and earlier.
How can you
update? You can use the update mechanism on your computer, or you’ll find
direct downloads and alternative options here:
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Product
|
Updated Versions
|
Platform
|
Priority rating
|
Availability
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
Desktop Runtime
|
21.0.0.213
|
Windows and
Macintosh
|
1
|
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
Extended Support Release
|
18.0.0.343
|
Windows and
Macintosh
|
1
|
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Google Chrome
|
21.0.0.213
|
Windows, Macintosh,
Linux and ChromeOS
|
1
|
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11
|
21.0.0.213
|
Windows 10
|
1
|
Microsoft Security
Advisory
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Internet Explorer 11
|
21.0.0.213
|
Windows 8.1
|
1
|
Microsoft Security
Advisory
|
|
Adobe Flash Player
for Linux
|
11.2.202.616
|
Linux
|
3
|
