Adobe Patches Security Issues in Flash Player 10.1 for Android

On Monday, software company Adobe has released an update for the much praised Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for Android, in an attempt to patch some security issues the software came to the market in the first place.

According to the company, the new update is meant to resolve a security hole present in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.92.10 for Android, as well as in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris.

“Adobe recommends users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris update to Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3, and users of Adobe Flash Player 10.1.92.10 for Android update to Adobe Flash Player 10.1.95.1,” the company announced on its website.

For those out of the loop, we should note that the said vulnerability was discovered while being actively exploited into the wild.

At that time, Adobe announced that it was aware of its existence, and that it was working on the delivery of a patch for it.

Through this vulnerability, an attacker was capable to take control of the affected system, Adobe said at the time, rating the hole as being “a critical security issue (CVE-2010-2884) in Adobe Flash Player.”

“Adobe categorizes this as a critical update and recommends affected users update their installations to the newest versions,” the company stated on its website.

“This vulnerability (CVE-2010-2884) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system,” Adobe added.

However, it seems that only Windows computers were subject to attacks based on this vulnerability, and that Android phones were not reported as being in the same situation.

However, those of you who own mobile phones running under the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system should make sure they have the latest Flash Player 10.1 update installed on their devices, just to make sure that they are safe from potential attacks.