Adobe to issue emergency Flash patch

Adobe is working on an emergency patch for its Flash Player after attackers are reportedly exploiting a critical flaw.

The vulnerability, CVE-2016-1019, affects Flash Player version 21.0.0.197 on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS, according to an advisory published on Tuesday.

The flaw is being actively exploited on Windows XP and Windows 7 systems running Flash Player versions 20.0.0.306 and earlier. "Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system," Adobe said.

A patch could be released as soon as Thursday.

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