Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140 is available for download

Adobe has released Flash Player 29.0.0.140 for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS. These updates includes stability improvements and also address multiple critical-risk vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Adobe recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.113 and earlier versions for Firefox (Windows) should update to Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140
  • Users of Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 29.0.0.113 and earlier versions for Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140
  • 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 Desktop Runtime 29.0.0.113 and earlier versions for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140

Flash Player 29

Adobe Flash Player 29 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 29 runtime for Windows desktop, Mac OS, iOS and Android environments.

What's new in Flash Player 29

Adobe Flash Player 29 includes the following new features:
For a full list of features in Flash Player and AIR, including features introduced in previous releases, please review the document here.
  • New SoftKeyboard Types for Android & iOS
  • Geolocation Permission on iOS
  • Media AutoPlay for Android and iOS
  • Android SDK Upgrade
  • Combined Windows 32-bit and 64-bit AIR SDK
  • Enhanced Profile on AIR Desktop
  • Vertex Texture Fetch on AIR Desktop
  • Application of HIDPI Scaling to non-client areas
  • AIR Desktop - Ability to disable/enable vsync on the fly
  • AIR Desktop-Increase GPU memory Limits
  • AIR Desktop-Increase in Texture Limit (Beta Only)

Download Flash Player 29.0.0.140

The following downloads provide the Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140 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 use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2018-4932)
  • Fixed out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-4933)
  • Fixed out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-4934)
  • Fixed out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2018-4935)
  • Fixed heap overflow vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2018-4936)
  • Fixed out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2018-4937)

Sources:
Adobe Flash Player 29 Release Notes
Adobe Security Bulletins and Advisories
APSB18-08 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

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