Critical Adobe Flash Patch Coming

Author: Ryan Naraine
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Here’s an important security heads-up to all computer users: Adobe plans to ship a critical Flash Player update next Tuesday to fix multiple serious security vulnerabilities.The patches will be released alongside updates from Microsoft and will affect all platforms — Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Here’s an important security heads-up to all computer users: Adobe plans to ship a critical Flash Player update next Tuesday to fix multiple serious security vulnerabilities.

The patches will be released alongside updates from Microsoft and will affect all platforms — Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.Adobe Flash Player is one of the most commonly exploited desktop application.  It is installed on more than 98% of all Internet-enabled computers so this should be a high-priority update for everyone.

Adobe says the update will affect Flash Player version 10.0.32.18 and earlier versions.

A security patch for Adobe Air is also expected on Patch Tuesday.

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