Adobe Releases October 2018 Security Updates. None for Flash Player!

Adobe published its October 2018 Patch Tuesday updates today and it came with a big surprise. Not one security fix for Adobe Flash Player!

Unfortunately, that does not mean their other products don't have any security updates.

With this release Adobe fixes 11 vulnerabilities, with two being critical, in Adobe Framemaker, Digital Editions, and Technical Communications Suite.

Adobe Update Summary:

APSB18-35 updates available for Flash Player

Wow, this may be a first. This update does not include any security fixes for Adobe Flash Player and just address feature and performance bugs. This update brings the latest Flash Player version to 31.0.0.122.

Product	Version	Platform	Availability
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime	31.0.0.122	Windows, macOS	Flash Player Download Center Flash Player Distribution
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome	31.0.0.122	Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS	Google Chrome Releases
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11	31.0.0.122	Windows 10 and 8.1	Microsoft Security Advisory
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime	31.0.0.122	Linux	Flash Player Download Center

APSB18-27 Security Updates Available for Adobe Digital Editions

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Digital Editions, which resolve two critical vulnerabilities in the program that could allow for remote code execution and one vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure.

To resolve these vulnerabilities, Adobe suggests that you update to the latest Adobe Digital Editions version 4.5.9.

Vulnerability Category	Vulnerability Impact	Severity	CVE Numbers
Heap overflow	Arbitrary Code Execution	Critical	CVE-2018-12813 CVE-2018-12814 CVE-2018-12815
Out of bounds read	Information Disclosure	Important	CVE-2018-12816 CVE-2018-12818 CVE-2018-12819 CVE-2018-12820 CVE-2018-12821
Use after free	Arbitrary Code Execution	Critical	CVE-2018-12822

APSB18-37 Security Updates Available for Adobe Framemaker

Adobe released a security update for Adobe Framemaker that could lead to an escalation of privileges through a insecure library loading vulnerability. To resolve this vulnerability, users should install the Adobe Framemaker 2019 Release.

Vulnerability Category	Vulnerability Impact	Severity	CVE Numbers
Insecure Library Loading (DLL hijacking)	Privilege Escalation	Important	CVE-2018-15974

APSB18-38 Security Updates Available for Adobe Technical Communications Suite

Adobe has released a security update for the Adobe Technical Communications Suite that could lead to an escalation of privileges through a insecure library loading vulnerability. Installing Adobe Technical Communications Suite 2019 Release will fix this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Category	Vulnerability Impact	Severity	CVE Numbers
Insecure Library Loading (DLL hijacking)	Privilege Escalation	Important	CVE-2018-15976