Adobe Flash Player 12.0 Final Now Available for Download

Adobe has released the final version of Flash Player 12 (12.0.0.38 for Internet Explorer; 12.0.0.43 for Plugin-based browsers). These updates address two critical-risk vulnerabilities that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

These update also includes new features as well as enhancements and bug fixes related stability, performance, and device compatibility for Flash Player 12 and AIR 4.

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:

• Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for Windows should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38.
• Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170 and earlier versions for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43.
• Users of Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.332 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335.
• Flash Player installed with Google Chrome will automatically be updated to the latest Google Chrome version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.41 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
• Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 10 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38 for Windows 8.
• Flash Player installed with Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 will automatically be updated to the latest Internet Explorer 11 version, which will include Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38 for Windows 8.1.

Overview
Flash Player 12.0 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 12.0 runtime for Windows desktop and Mac OS environments.

What's new in Adobe Flash Player 12?
Key benefits of the Adobe Flash Player 12 Final includes:

• Improved Packaging Engine - iOS - BETA
• Graphics: Buffer Usage flag for Stage3D
• Mobile Workers (concurrency) - Android
• Support for native resources access by R* mechanism in native extension - Android
• Stage3D Creation of Context3D with Profile Array
• Support for Android 4.4 (KitKat)
• Mac .pkg Installation Support
• Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 Support

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 12 Final
The following downloads provide the Flash Player 12 installers for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Download the files appropriate for you:

• Adobe Flash Player - Download Center.

Security fixes:
This build contains the following security fixes:

• Fixed a vulnerability that could be used to bypass Flash Player security protections (CVE-2014-0491).
• Fixed an address leak vulnerability that could be used to defeat memory address layout randomization (CVE-2014-0492).

Sources:
Adobe Flash Player 12 Release Notes
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB14-02