1519516 - Plugin block request: Soft-block all Flash versions < 32.0.0.114 (including all 31.*)

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, task)

Description

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Adobe released a new Flash update (version 32.0.0.114) on 2019-01-08. We should soft block (force "Ask to Activate") for all versions strictly < 32.0.0.114 on all operating systems.

Do you need exact version numbers to block? Or does the blocklist allow < or <= version rules? I can get the exact version numbers, if that is easier for you.

Comment 1

[Andreas Wagner [:TheOne] [use NI]]

From https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_32_air_32_release_notes.html I read that 32.0.0.101 is the latest version to include in the block range.

The blocks have been staged. Jorge, can you please review and push?

Comment 2

[Jorge Villalobos [:jorgev] (he/him)]

Done.

Comment 3

[Chris Peterson [:cpeterson]]

Thanks!

(In reply to Andreas Wagner [:TheOne] [use NI] from comment #1)

From https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_32_air_32_release_notes.html I read that 32.0.0.101 is the latest version to include in the block range.

FWIW, the latest Flash Beta version [1] is 32.0.0.105 (2018-12-10), which won't be blocked if we are only blocking <= 32.0.0.101.

Maybe that is OK since there is no more recent beta version? Perhaps that beta version has all the fixes that are in Adobe's latest stable release 32.0.0.114. I don't think we need to change the new block range at this time.

[1] https://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html