Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 is available for download

Adobe has released Flash Player 24.0.0.194 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates includes stability improvements and also address multiple critical-risk vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier versions for IE should update to Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194.
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier versions for Firefox (Windows) should update to Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier versions for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194
  • Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will be automatically updated to the current version.
  • Adobe Flash Player installed for Internet Explorer on Windows 8.1 will be automatically updated to the current version.
  • Adobe Flash Player installed for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 will be automatically updated to the current version.
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194

Overview
Adobe Flash Player 24 drives innovation for rich, engaging digital experiences with new features for cross-platform browser-based viewing of expressive rich internet applications, content, and videos across devices. This release provides access to the Flash Player 24 runtime for Windows desktop, Mac OS, iOS and Android environments.

What's new in Flash Player 24
Adobe Flash Player 24 includes the following new features:
  • Spherical video support in Flash and AIR.
  • Instanced Drawing on AIR Desktop ( Beta quality).
  • Separate HTTP and HTTPS permissions for Camera and Microphone.
  • Improved support for high resolution displays on Firefox for Windows.
  • Swipe Velocity for Android and iOS.
  • Android SDK Upgrade.
  • Support for Android App Links.
  • Permissions on Android and iOS.
  • Asynchronous texture upload for mobile.
  • Anti-Aliasing using configureBackBuffer() on iOS.

For a full list of features in Flash Player and AIR, including features introduced in previous releases, please review the document here.

Download Flash Player 24.0.0.194
The following downloads provide the Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 installers for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Download the files appropriate for you:
Adobe Flash Player Installer (Credit: Adobe)

Security fixes:
This release contains the following security fixes:
  • Fixed a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2017-2938).
  • Fixed use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2932, CVE-2017-2936, CVE-2017-2937).
  • Fixed heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2927, CVE-2017-2933, CVE-2017-2934, CVE-2017-2935).
  • Fixed memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2925, CVE-2017-2926, CVE-2017-2928, CVE-2017-2930, CVE-2017-2931).

Sources:
Adobe Flash Player 24 Release Notes
Adobe Security Bulletins and Advisories
APSB17-02 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

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