Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Adobe Flash Player and AIR Security Update

Adobe Flashplayer

Adobe has released Version 28.0.0.126 of Adobe Flash Player and Version 28.0.0.127 of Adobe AIR.  The update addresses CVE-2017-11305, a regression that could lead to the unintended reset of the global settings preference file.

Release date:  December 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-42
Platform:  Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS

Update:

*Important Note:  Downloading the update from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center link includes a pre-checked option to install unnecessary extras, such as McAfee Scan Plus or Google Drive.  If you use the download center, uncheck any unnecessary extras that you do not want.  They are not needed for the Flash Player update.

    Verify Installation

    To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number installed on your computer, go to the About Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe Flash Player" from the menu. 

    Do this for each browser installed on your computer.

    To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x.

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