Bug 22192

Thanks for the report.
Assigning to the maintainer.

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => anssi.hannula

current version of flash isn't working anymore
Downloading from http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/linux/x86_64/flash-player-ppapi-27.0.0.187-release.x86_64.rpm:                                                          
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current                                                                                         
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100   259  100   259    0     0    786      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  1282
Error: Unable to download Flash Player. This is likely due to this package

Suggested advisory:
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Updated packages fix a security vulnerability:

A regression affecting Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.187 (and earlier versions) causes the unintended reset of the global settings preference file when a user clears browser data. (CVE-2017-11305)

References:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-42.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11305
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Updated packages in 5/core/updates_testing:
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flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-player-plugin-kde-28.0.0.126-1.mga5.nonfree

from SRPMS:
flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga5.nonfree.src.rpm

Updated packages in 6/core/updates_testing:
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flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga6.nonfree

from SRPMS:
flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga6.nonfree.src.rpm

Version: Cauldron => 6
Assignee: anssi.hannula => qa-bugs
Status: NEW => ASSIGNED
Whiteboard: MGA6TOO, MGA5TOO => MGA5TOO

Installed the plugin and checked the version via about:plugins in firefox.
It is very difficult to find flash videos online, or rather to be certain that a video is flash.  The Adobe customer showcase does not seem to be there any more.  However there are test sites such as these:

https://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/
https://adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com/video/adobe-flash-player-what-flash-player-version-do-i-have-installed-20443
https://www.flashtester.org/

These showed that the plugin is working.  Take heart from the announcement that Adobe are killing it off in 2020.

OK for Mageia 5, 64-bit.

Whiteboard: MGA5TOO => MGA5TOO MGA5-64-OK
CC: (none) => tarazed25

on mga5-32 (in a vbox VM)

package installed cleanly:
- flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga5.nonfree.i586

Confirmed latest version installed at
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

OK for mga5-32

CC: (none) => jim
Whiteboard: MGA5TOO MGA5-64-OK => MGA5TOO MGA5-64-OK MGA5-32-OK

on mga6-64

package installed cleanly
- flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga6.nonfree.x86_64

Confirmed latest version installed at
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

OK for mga6-64

Whiteboard: MGA5TOO MGA5-64-OK MGA5-32-OK => MGA5TOO MGA5-64-OK MGA5-32-OK MGA6-64-OK

Also testing M6/64, post update: flash-player-plugin-28.0.0.126-1.mga6.nonfree

Tried the URLs shown in comment 4, which led to a useful couple more:-
 https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
 https://www.adobe.com/swf/software/flash/about/flashAbout_info_small.swf

The folowing URL was *not* convincing, showing the previous version:
 https://adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com/video/adobe-flash-player-what-flash-player-version-do-i-have-installed-20443

Otherwise everything showed the correct version & that it seems to work.
Oking & validating, + advisory.

Keywords: (none) => advisory, validated_update
CC: (none) => lewyssmith, sysadmin-bugs

I tested in mga6 64bits with success

CC: (none) => dglent

An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository.

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0462.html

Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED