New Flash Player Update 11.5.502.149 Released Today

[tomt]

Looks to be in response to a specific threat.

Story
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/02/adobe-issues-emergency-flash-update-for-attacks-on-windows-mac-users

Download Link
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

[colonelpanic]

Direct download link:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.5.502.149/install_flash_player_osx.dmg

[franton]

*groan* Thanks Adobe ...

[ImAMacGuy]

In case anybody needs an EA for Flash version -

https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=28

[CheckMark]

Thanks, why isnt Adobe consistent with their updates?

[nessts]

They changed the executable name, it does not run silently any more. And why is it still an app instead of a pkg.
much love and good feelings going Adobe's way today.

[nessts]

@colonelpanic how did you determine that download link?
that one works like the last one i got. and its still silent etc.

[gregneagle]

http://managingosx.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/new-year-new-flash-post/

Officially you must apply to redistribute Flash Player (and Adobe Reader, Adobe AIR and Shockwave) in your organization.

[krichterjr]

Anyone else getting "Error: General installation error" when downloading and installing from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer ?

[jarednichols]

http://managingosx.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/new-year-new-flash-post/ Officially you must apply to redistribute Flash Player (and Adobe Reader, Adobe AIR and Shockwave) in your organization.

Officially, Adobe needs to stop sucking before I'll care. :)

[ernstcs]

Officially, Adobe needs to stop sucking before I'll care. :)

+1

LOL, that made my day, I can go home now. And I can TOTALLY agree with this statement. With the licensing changes and the "silent" installs, and everything else (still love you, Jody)...

[Sandy]

@jarednichols
LOL!

[robb1068]

I see from another discussion thread that Apple has already updated the XProtect file to block Flash player below 11.5.502.149.

<key>com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin</key> <dict> <key>MinimumPlugInBundleVersion</key> <string>11.5.502.149</string>

I think I liked it better when Apple didn't care that much about security. :-/

[chris_kemp]

Wow - broken Flash player here, on both FF and Safari. No thanks, Adobe - do not want. I'll wait for the next build.

[bentoms]

Last month we rolled out a Flash screen saver company wide.. this is going to ruin my weekend

[CasperSally]

Can always put the old (or edited) xprotect file back and disable your machines from checking. When you have the new version of flash is working the way that works in your environment, push it out.

[chris_kemp]

OK, that was weird. I tested this with both silent deployment and regular double-click-on-the-pkg installations. Either time, going to Adobe's site to test flash failed - I'd get an empty frame. Right-clicking verified the plugin version number.

Moved /Library/Internet Plugins/flashplayer.xpt to Internet Plugins (Disabled). Tried again - flash came up fine, both browsers. Both files showed same creation date of 2/1/13. Put old flashplayer.xpt back again - flash still worked.

What the heck?!? Still not real sure about deploying this...needs more testing.

[lundj]

Our student MBPro machines have 'Never check for updates' System Preference--Flash--Advanced-- set. That has made it a little easier today... those don't see Flash update yet. Does anyone know for sure - when does xprotect check? Is it on login or launch of browser or ??? I signed up for the distribution access from Adobe first thing this morning in a hope that I can get the pkg files from them. Seeing how long 'approval' takes. So busy didn't have time to Compose a package yet...

[thomasC]

Flash Dance again. bleh... Thanks @gregneagle for the info. http://www.adobe.com/products/players/flash-player-distribution.html

License is good for a year or until Adobe creates some yet more cumbersome model of distribution.

Adobe Flash Player.pkg is nested in usual location of install_flash_player_11_osx.dmg
/Volumes/Flash Player/Install Adobe Flash Player.app/Contents/Resources/Adobe Flash Player.pkg

[franton]

This is where my "out of hours" update policy and self service are going to save my bacon this weekend.

Also @jarednichols ... LOL! Far too true.

[robb1068]

I followed the steps from this discussion thread and have been able to run a successful test of the 11.5.502.149 install.

https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=5713

Oddly enough, the Mac I was testing with (OS X 10.6.8) had our previous Flash Player update (11.3r300), had the updated XProtect.meta.plist which has the minimum version set to 11.5.502.149, but I was able to play Flash content in Safari.

[#22]

I used Composer 8.63 to download latest package manifests and used the Pre-existing Software option to create a Flash .149 package, it has worked in my testing so I've set it to deploy..

Also, they moved their test URL not too long ago:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html

[donmontalvo]

Oy vey, more Adobe Flash development team incompetence...

external image link

[jarednichols]

@Don
Stupid question: behind a proxy? Wonder if the updated isn't aware...

[donmontalvo]

Home connected by FiOS. :(

[Sandy]

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167
:(

[colonelpanic]

wow I just started deploying our monthly security patch with the last adobe update in it... anyways, here is the download link for this version:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/11.6.602.167/install_flash_player_osx.dmg

[donmontalvo]

@sandy wrote:

Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167 :(

Isn't that the Beta?

[rtrouton]

Don,

According to this security bulletin, 11.6.602.167 is the correct version to use when updating Macs.

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-05.html