Adobe Flash Player And Adobe AIR Updates Available

Adobe have released updated versions of their Flash Player and AIR. The new versions fix critical vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Affected versions:

- Users of Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.235 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.257

- Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.425 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.429

- Flash Player integrated with Google Chrome will be updated by Google via Chrome update

- Flash Player integrated with Internet Explorer 10 and 11 (on Windows 8.x) will be updated via Windows Update

- Users of the Adobe AIR 15.0.0.356 SDK and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 16.0.0.272 SDK.

- Users of the Adobe AIR 15.0.0.356 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions should update to the Adobe AIR 16.0.0.272 SDK & Compiler.

- Users of Adobe AIR 15.0.0.356 and earlier versions for Android should update to Adobe AIR  16.0.0.272.

- Users of Adobe AIR 15.0.0.356 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe AIR 16.0.0.245.


More information can be read from Adobe's security bulletin.