Adobe has released a fix for a critical hole in Flash player earlier than originally planned.

"The company had warned of the vulnerability a week earlier and said it would release a fix the week of September 27," writes CNET News' Elinor Mills.

"The critical vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to take control of a computer, affects Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, and Android, according to the advisory," Mills writes.

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