Adobe software updates: October 2016

Adobe announced new versions of Flash and Reader/Acrobat yesterday.

Flash 23.0.0.185 fixes twelve vulnerabilities in previous versions. The new version also adds some new features, but these are likely only of interest to developers. If you still have Flash enabled in any web browser, you should either update it immediately, or disable Flash in the browser. As usual, Chrome will update itself with the latest version, and Internet Explorer and Edge on Windows will get the new Flash version via Windows Update.

New versions of Reader/Acrobat (XI, DC Classic and DC Continuous) address a whopping seventy-one vulnerabilities in previous versions. If you use a web browser with an Adobe Reader add-on, you should either update it as soon as possible or disable that add-on.