Last updated: April 10, 2018
The Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team updated security bulletins for Adobe Flash Player in a blog post today, with two vulnerabilities patched in Flash Player. Adobe assigned a Critical severity rating to the vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities impact Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS operating systems running Flash Player 28.0.0.161 (Windows, Mac) and earlier. Refer to the Affected Product Versions chart for specific product and version information for each platform. The Critical rating means “a vulnerability, which, if exploited would allow malicious native-code to execute, potentially without a user being aware.”
Adobe assigned the Flash Player vulnerabilities a Priority 2 rating, except for Linux (Priority 3). Vulnerabilities categorized as Priority 2 have historically been at elevated risk, but there are currently no known exploits. Adobe recommends applying the update that resolves the vulnerability as soon as possible by updating to Flash Player 29.0.0.113. Refer to the Solution chart for the specific updated version for each platform.
Check your computer to see which version of Flash Player is installed. If you see a notification that your Flash Player installation is out of date, update your computer’s Flash Player installation.
Certain web browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, already have Flash Player built-in. As such, Chrome will automatically update itself when new versions of Flash Player are available. Nonetheless, it is always a good practice to check for updates yourself. You are responsible for keeping yourself safe while online.
It has been one month since Adobe last released security updates for Flash Player. On February 6, 2018, Adobe released an update that patched 2 important vulnerabilities in Flash Player.
References for March 13, 2018, Adobe Flash Player Critical Update
Adobe Security Bulletin: Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Adobe PSIRT Blog Post: Security Bulletins posted
US-CERT: Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player
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