Adobe Flash 11.3 checks in with security fixes, OS X silent updater and Firefox sandb

[pcjunklist]

While feverishly revamping Flash with the all-new Next version -- to keep HTML5 from killing it -- Adobe is still plugging the current incarnation with smaller updates. To that end, Flash 11.3 just popped out of beta, which sees the company add a few notable goodies for the beleaguered plugin. On top of filling seven critical security holes, Adobe added a background updating feature for Mac OS X and signed the code in preparation for compatibility with Mountain Lion. That way it'll align it with the upcoming Gatekeeper feature in the next OS X release, though you'll have to dial its max security down one notch to get it. Lastly, sandboxing -- already in Chrome -- has been tacked on to Firefox as well, slowing hackers by isolating the plugin from critical system processes. All that fresh duct tape and polyfill should keep Flash rattling along -- until Adobe can pull the gleaming Next platform out of the hangar. Meanwhile, click the source for the download links.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/09/adobe-flash-11-3-security-fixes-os-x-firefox/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter

 

[illumination]

11.3.300.257 is out, and the "Non-IE" version with Protected mode for Firefox has been causing some issues of Firefox 13 hanging and freezing. I had it happen to me several times, having to kill Firefox Process to unfreeze it. There is supposed to be a work around that allows you to disable the new feature "protected Mode" until a fix is out.

 

[jamescv7]

Adobe Flash 11.3 checks in with security fixes, OS X silent updater and Firefox SB

Thus it could be pretty different for Linux due to its environment for the sandbox called "Protected Mode". So it might be limited.