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by **azdewars** Tue 10 Nov 2015, 12:50 am

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates addresscritical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2015-7645 is being used in limited, targeted attacks.

Affected Versions

[th]Product[/th][th]Affected Versions[/th][th]Platform[/th]

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime	19.0.0.207 and earlier	Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release	18.0.0.252 and earlier	Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome	19.0.0.207 and earlier	Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11	19.0.0.207 and earlier	Windows 10
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11	19.0.0.207 and earlier	Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player for Linux	11.2.202.535 and earlier	Linux

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player installed on your system, access theAbout Flash Player page, or right-click on content running in Flash Player and select "About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player" from the menu. If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system.

Solution

Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version:

[th]Product[/th][th]Updated Versions[/th][th]Platform[/th][th]Priority[/th][th]Availability[/th]

Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime	19.0.0.226	Windows and Macintosh	1	Flash Player Download Center Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release	18.0.0.255	Windows and Macintosh	1	Extended Support
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome	19.0.0.226	Windows, Macintosh and Linux	1	Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome	19.0.0.225	Chrome OS	1	Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11	19.0.0.226	Windows 10	1	Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11	19.0.0.226	Windows 8.0 and 8.1	1	Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player for Linux	11.2.202.540	Linux	3	Flash Player Download Center

Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows and Macintosh update to Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center or via the update mechanism within the product when prompted [1].
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release update to version 18.0.0.255 by visiting http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html.
Adobe recommends users of the Adobe Flash Player for Linux update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.540 by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, and 19.0.0.225 on Chrome OS.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 for Windows 8.0 and 8.1 will be automatically updated to the latest version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226.
Please visit the Flash Player Help page for assistance in installing Flash Player.

[1] Users of Flash Player 11.2.x or later for Windows, or 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.
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