Adobe on Tuesday released an updated version of its Flash Player to close seven vulnerabilities, according to a bulletin. Version 10.0.42.34 addresses the flaws, which could be exploited to crash the software or possibly allow an attacker to take control of a targeted system. In addition, Adobe released a new version of AIR, 1.5.3, a development tool to create web applications that run on a user's desktop. The new version of Flash can be downloaded here, while AIR can be installed here. — DK