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Adobe: Mac OS X 10.6.4 Carries Outdated Flash Player

Thursday June 17, 2010 9:43 am PDT by Eric Slivka

Computerworld reports on a tweet from Adobe's Brad Arkin noting that Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.4 that shipped earlier this week comes with an outdated version of Flash Player and reminding users to upgrade to the latest version.

Adobe released its new Flash Player 10.1 just five days before Apple pushed Mac OS X 10.6.4 to the public, and, as is frequently the case, Apple chose not to include the new version in the OS update without having time to perform sufficient testing.

"10.6.4 update for Mac OS X includes Flash Player, but not the latest version," said Brad Arkin, Adobe's director of security and privacy, in a message on Twitter Tuesday shortly after Apple issued the security and performance update.

Others at Adobe chimed in yesterday that Apple shipped the outdated Flash Player 10.0.45.2 with Mac OS X 10.6.4, and like Arkin, urged Mac users to download a newer edition directly from Adobe's site.

Last September after the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, security firm Sophos warned that the Snow Leopard installation process actually downgraded Mac OS X Leopard users' Flash version to an earlier one containing a number of security vulnerabilities. Fortunately, the new Mac OS X 10.6.4 update does not appear to actively downgrade systems that had already been upgraded to Flash Player 10.1, although users who hadn't yet updated might assume that they automatically have an up-to-date version given that Apple bundles Flash Player updates directly into its operating system releases.
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DylanLikesPorn
22 months ago
Another reason for Flash to die quickly, please.
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Eidorian
22 months ago
Here we go again. Get Flash 10.1 if you don't already have it.
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NightFox
22 months ago
So does this downgrade Flash if you already had 10.1? (Not at home so can't check for myself)
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nmv1973
22 months ago
in fact the new version of flash prevents my computer to start the screensaver.
I removed the newer version and reinstalled the older one.

Everything is ok now

HTML5 to the win
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JAT
22 months ago
No doubt all related to conspiracy theories. Let the hating begin!!!
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pacohaas
22 months ago
why even include it in an OS update in the first place?
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Consultant
22 months ago
Maybe it's better for Apple to NOT include Flash in its OS updates?

Keep crying Adobe.

Plus, any software developer would know not to include a brand new 3rd party software with a release that's tested for months. Wait, so Adobe's director of security has NO CLUE about software development?

BTW, Apple's installer is reported to not downgrade your Flash if you got newer installed, so what's the point of Adobe crying? So Apple OS X update upgrades older versions of Flash, reducing load of Adobe's server, and Adobe complains?
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plokoonpma
22 months ago
Oh my Gosh!!! Apple failed!!!! lol
If i care a bit, either way only use html5 you tube :p
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BklynKid
22 months ago
Why is Apple including Flash in its security updates anyway?
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crisss1205
22 months ago

So does this downgrade Flash if you already had 10.1? (Not at home so can't check for myself)


Don't think so. I am still running 10.1 after the update.
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