[Macpartners] Apple: Flash Player plug-in blocked. OSX/Win/Linux affected, update immediately.

[Isaac Diaz]

Hello,

Due to recent security vulnerabilities<http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-17.html#table> in Flash Player, Adobe has released version 14.0.0.145<http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_14_air_14_release_notes.html>(11.2.202.394 for linux) this week for all platforms. All operating systems on the now out-of-date versions are vulnerable and recommended to update to the latest version. Additionally because of the severity of these vulnerabilities, Apple has blocked all out-of-date Flash Player plug-ins for OS X. From Apple:

Due to security issues in older versions, Apple has updated the
web plug-in blocking mechanism to disable all versions prior to
Flash Player 14.0.0.145 and 13.0.0.231.

Apple recommends that users follow this article<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655> to update their Flash Player plug-in.

Users can check what version of Flash Player they have installed here.<http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html>

For assistance, contact the Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or <helpdesk at mit.edu> helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/help#form>.

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Isaac Diaz
Mac Platform Coordinator, Software Release Team (SWRT)
Systems Engineering, Information Systems & Technology (IS&T)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building W92-114PC
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-715-2466
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