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Flash: worth revisiting with Sept 2011 security updates?
Just seen the following about major security updates to Adobe Flash: -
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011...lnerabilities/ which indicates 6 vulnerabilities patched including one critical one seen used in the wild. I was wondering if it was worth the effort to re-badger Nokia into supplying an update to fix this flawed piece of software, i.e. provide us with an official Flash v10? Thoughts on a postcard please... |
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An abandoned thing will always be abandoned. It's more like 3% chance nokia would provide us flash update now. If ever they still plan on retaining flash on their devices they would probably do it on the new generation gadgets. You could already see things happening.
If nokia could even provide update on their side what more for other 3rd party stuffs? |
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an interesting idea given the nokia is still legally obligated in a number of countries to contiue support for the N900, including addressing bugfixes and security patches. (yeah yeah i know all about the "wontfix" list)
The n9 doesn't come with flash support, nokia having focussed in full html5 support, along with the whole micro sim, and simplistic UX (for simple people), one might assume the N9 was targetting I-Phone users. the big issue here is that now, with adobe flash 11 providing "full" support to Android and IOS along with WP7, I question if the decision to leave it off the N9 was another attempt by some at Nokia to further limit it's success in some markets? I'd guess that nokia will save their Flash investment for the upcoming windows phone handsets and forget the rest.... :( |
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I think the upcoming flashplayer 11 molehill/stage3d content might turn the tide on the whole anti flash backlash...
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I'm not overly hopeful about this either, but I'm thinking if it's considered a critical update by Adobe, and Nokia are still obligated to supporting the N900 then there is an outside chance, especially given the fact that they recently gave a small update regarding the security certificates.
Anyway, I have raised a bug, https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12437 and emailed security@maemo.org as per Andre Klapper's suggestion. I'm not holding my breath... lol |
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Yeah. New Nokia update. They would likely remove Flash player thus solving the security issue :)
Anyone remember the FireWire security hole? The one when sysadmins were advised to pour hot glue into their servers fw ports because a modified iPod could hack all its way into any system :) |
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And, the usual rant - if Adobe really think it's critical, they are more than welcome to release a patch, through Nokia or whatever channel they please, there is nothing stopping them. |
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Hm, the version we got already have some security problems, http://www.adobe.com/support/securit...apsb10-14.html is some of them. I donīt think Nokia will care.
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I'd probably be stoned it I'd make a new thread titled "Flash 10 for N900 is alive", just to write in the first post:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/382/nopes.jpg |
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maybe we do have the right to demand a security update from nokia. it is security after all, not just feature request. and not every N900 here's more than a year old or past their warranty period. bought mine this year so i think i still deserve some security update.
so THANK YOU JohnLF for filing a bug report. :) |
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the mere number of bugs you listed should be compelling enough (didn't check them one by one though :)). i just hope nokia listens...
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If Nokia listens. But to whom should Nokia listen then? Whom will tell Nokia this? Or should Nokia read all the threads on this forum too to get some idea about with all is important and what is not?
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I am just catching up on posts, forgot to mention I emailed "security@maemo.org" as requested and got a bounceback stating the email address was not recognised.
That sounds promising doesn't it...? |
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I have a feeling part of the no flash v > 9 thing is some driver problem as well so it might be quite a hornet's nest! Might be wrong though.
Nokia do have an obligation to ensure that (a) the device works as advertised (i.e. maintain the multimedia capabilities) (b) users are as secure as possible - so some action is required. For those of us still in contract and warranty, it's something worth pursuing and we have a leg to stand on re: the above. Nokia's email support is shambollic, to say the least so we need to look into how else to contact them. Anyway, in the morning! |
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I've wrote a mail to Nokia Hungary also, maybe we should start bugging them in large volumes. In May they told me MeeGo will come to N900 (even thou they already told everyone they will drop the project altogether, so they kinda lied to me, not that it's surprising). I wrote that my phone is still covered by warranty and that includes software support, so now I wait and see what happens :)
Edit: Answer from Nokia Hungary: my message has been forwarded to the developers... |
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