I’m suddenly getting warnings from Firefox that Flash is outdated and vulnerable.FF is blocking Flash by default. I’m able to allow it for each site individually. I updated Flash a few days ago, and have the most current version from the repos (11.2.202.424-78.1). about:plugins indicates there’s an update available, presumabely from Adobe.
I just checked the actual version number in Yast, which is 11.2.202.424. On the Adobe web site, the newest version is 11.2.202.425, so it looks like we have to wait for this one for openSuse.
it’s curious . . . just started here in 13.2 today and I have the latest version from the non-oss-update repo which is 112.202.418 (seems to be a different version number to 13.1 but I doubt that is significant)
I get the warning in Firefox and it also asks if I want to check for an update - so I click yes (just to see what happens) and it then promply informs me that my flash player is up-to-date. . . so I wonder what is driving the warning.
seems it might be this driving the warning so we’ll need to wait for them to push the update out (hopefully soonish)
The pepperflash plugin for chromium has already been updated.
**Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player**
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Adobe is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2014-9163 exists in the wild, and recommends users update their product installations to the latest versions:
Users of the Adobe Flash Player desktop runtime for Windows and Macintosh should update to Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.235.
Users of the Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release should update to Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.259.
Users of Adobe Flash Player for Linux should update to Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.425.
Adobe Flash Player installed with Google Chrome, as well as Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x, will automatically update to the current version.
Note: Users who have been updated to version 15.0.0.246 are not affected by CVE-2014-9163.
**Affected software versions**
Adobe Flash Player 15.0.0.242 and earlier versions
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.258 and earlier 13.x versions
**Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.424 and earlier versions for Linux **
On 12/11/2014 10:56 PM, chief sealth wrote:
>
> I’m suddenly getting warnings from Firefox that Flash is outdated and
> vulnerable.FF is blocking Flash by default. I’m able to allow it for
> each site individually. I updated Flash a few days ago, and have the
> most current version from the repos (11.2.202.424-78.1). about:plugins
> indicates there’s an update available, presumabely from Adobe.
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> Shockwave Flash
> File: libflashplayer.soPath: /usr/lib/browser-plugins/libflashplayer.so
> Version: 11.2.202.424
> State: Enabled (STATE_VULNERABLE_UPDATE_AVAILABLE)
> Shockwave Flash 11.2 r202
>
> --------------------
>
>
> Why this change in behavior? Anyone else seeing it? I’ve never had it
> happen in Firefox before.
>
>
I had this too. I am glad Firefox is starting to warn us when we dont
have the latest updates for plugins. I was also able to fix this by just
updating flash.
Yes. They do not take that action lightly, nor the action of actually blocking plugins lightly.
The warnings come for serious security risks, and they only block if it is seen as an immediate danger. This action is taken as a collective decision by the Mozilla team after carefully studying the pros and cons.
On 12/13/2014 10:26 PM, chief sealth wrote:
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> alanbortu;2682663 Wrote:
>>
>> I had this too. I am glad Firefox is starting to warn us when we dont
>> have the latest updates for plugins. I was also able to fix this by just
>> updating flash.
>>
>
> I patch my system weekly. I don’t need to be nagged by FF, let alone
> have it disable websites.
>
>
It does not disable the plugin permanently, you can enable it by just
overriding the warning. And this ends up being the same as the “click to
activate plugin” feature so it makes no difference for me. All it means
is I look out for the flash update now, where in the past I wouldn’t be
aware if my version was not up to date.
Well, yes, it was - in December. After a little bit of searching, it seems to me that the current state of affairs is this:
Adobe released, in fairly rapid succession, versions 11.2.202.440 and .442. I can’t speak for what the OpenSuse repository does for OpenSuse 13.1 or later, but Firefox still complains about a vulnerable flash plugin on my good old 12.3. (I need my computer for work and can’t afford either the time or the risk of always upgrading to the latest and greatest that Nuremberg generates.)
The reason is that, on the one hand, the installed version is .440, dated 26 Jan 2015, but on the other hand, the file ~/.mozilla/firefox/xja2481r.default/blocklist.xml contains this:
which declares versions .439, .440, and .441 to be vulnerable. I have no idea where this file comes from (Mozilla?) and who updates it, but for the time being, I commented out that section. Consequently, the installed Flash plugin is not reported as vulnerable anymore.
