Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.221 Available for macOS
Over the past year Adobe has released 15 security udpates for Flash Player along with new security patches arcoss its product lineup. This week a new version of Flash Player (v. 24.0.0.221) was rolled out to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attacks on operating systems, including Macintosh, Windows, Linux and Chrome OS.
Users who are runing Adobe Flash Player (v 24.0.0.194 and earlier) are recommened to patch their systems as soon as possible. To verify the version installed on your system, go the the About Flash Player page, or right click on content running in Flash Player and select “About Adobe Flash Player” from the menu, to get the information.
Windows users can get the updated Flash Player via Windows Updates, and macOS users can install the Flash Player 24.0.0.221 via App Store. You can also install the lastest version via the update mechanism within the product or by visiting the Adobe Flash Player Download Center ( notice: you may need to uncheck the optional offer).
If you enable the “Allow Adobe to install updates” feature on your Mac, you will receive the notification when updates is available. Meanwhile, Flash Player plugin installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the lastest version.
The vulnerabilities resolved in this update were found by security researches from companies and organizaitions including Google, Microsoft, Palo Alto Nteworks, Fortinet and Trend Micro. The critical bugs are revelant to memory corruption, integer overflow, heap buffer overflow, type confusion, and other use-after-free vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit and which could lead to code execution.
If you are using Safari on macos Sierra, the Flash Player plugin is disabled by default, and you will need to turn it on when necessary. Adobe Flash has been critized for its privacy, usability, and security issues. HTML5 video player has also been supported and employed by Chrome, Firefox and YouTube. Yet Adobe Flash Player has a wide user base, which suggests that it may take time to be replaced by HTML5.
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