One of the reasons (other than they couldn't be asked.) that the Linux version of Flash is stuck at 11.2 (the version for linux gets security backports for 5 years from release) is due to the supposed roadmap with which Adobe will remove Flash support globally (supposedly). The flash plugin in general is very insecure and should be replaced - apparently Adobe and others should be reducing the use of Flash to replace it with HTML5, WebGL and other open standards. This is due to the unfixed security issues in the Adobe Flash plugin, which can be widely exploited by attackers. Please only do this if desperate - youtube and other sites now have a option to use HTML5, which should be used in preference to this) In the dropdown next to 'Shockwave Flash' select 'Ask to Active' See Flash Player Help for links to unblock Flash in the various supported browsers. Open the Add-ons Manager ('Tools' > 'Add-ons', about:addons, Ctrl Shift+ A) Or, it should also be updated if you use: sudo apt-get updateįlash is currently being blocked in Firefox by default in all versions: (or sudo apt-get install -reinstall flashplugin-installer, sudo apt-get remove -purge flashplugin-installer & sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer etc) Sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer You should be able to update/install it using: sudo apt-get update SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/FirefoxAndAdobeFlashNPAPI (last edited

2015 Jul 16: Ubuntu releases adobeflash-plugin and flashplugin-nonfree with updates for NPAPI (11.2.202.491), including.

2015 Jul 14: Ubuntu releases adobeflash-plugin and flashplugin-nonfree with updates for PPAPI only.

Ubuntu told NPAPI plugin will be ready soon

2015 Jul 14: Ubuntu Security contacts Adobe regarding NPAPI.

2015 Jul 14: Adobe releases flash plugin security update for PPAPI ahead of NPAPI.

UPDATE: As of 6, Adobe released 11.2.202.491 which fixes all known issues for PPAPI and NPAPI and updates are available for Ubuntu Was available and Firefox users found the NPAPI plugin was blocked viaįirefox's click-through security mechanism.

Unfortunately, at the time of theīlocklist, only the PPAPI version of the plugin (as used by chromium) Nature of the vulnerabilities, the Mozilla foundation decided to block Plugin with exploits known to be in the wild. Back in the day, Adobe Flash content seemed to inhabit every single website you visited. Several serious security vulnerabilities were found in Adobe's flash Fans can still enjoy Flash content online however, simply by unblocking their browser’s Flash Player.

Basically it is up to date if it matches the version here.įirefox blocks Adobe Flash NPAPI plugin for 11.2.202.481 and earlier for me on Firefox it shows as 11.2.202.569 in Firefox (And blocks it) but the package has 11.2.202.577 installed (the flash lib binary shows also 11_2_202_577, so something's broke). Another update: Currently flash may be blocked if it doesn't show as having the right version - e.g.

How do i unblock adobe flash player