Google patches Chrome 157 to fix 213 security bugs, seven rated critical
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Google has released Chrome 157 for Windows, macOS and Linux, fixing 213 security bugs, seven rated critical. The critical issues include buffer overflows in Dawn, memory corruption in ANGLE, and four use-after-free flaws affecting WebGL, Prerender, Geometry and Core. The update also patches high-severity issues in areas such as BackgroundFetch, V8 and PDFium, and Google says the stable release will reach users over the coming days and weeks.
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What to do
- Update Chrome to 157.0.8103.38 on Linux, or 157.0.8103.38/.39 on Windows and macOS.
- Confirm that browsers in use are running the updated version.
- Prioritise the update on systems used for browsing, since the release includes seven critical flaws.
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