Next week's update will be Reader's third "out-of-band" patch, the term given to security fixes that fall outside the normal schedule.
Flash Player for Mac and Linux can be downloaded using the links included in Tuesday's advisory. Alternately, users can use the programs' built-in update mechanism to grab the new versions.
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