14 DAY TRIAL // Google has announced that version 6.0.472.53 of its WebKit-based browser has been released to the stable and beta channels of Google Chrome, delivering updates from a previous stable release, and a bunch of security fixes.
Chrome is a free and easy to use browser for Mac, Windows, and Linux that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, easier and safer, according to Google.
“Google Chrome 6.0.472.53 has been released to the stable and beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux,” Jason Kersey blogs for Google.
“Updates from the previous stable release include: Updated UI; Form Autofill; Syncing of extensions and Autofill data; Increased speed and stability,” he writes.
The post continues with the security fixes for this version of Chrome, with Kersey encouraging fans of the web browser to see the Chromium security page for more detail.
As usual, “the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix,” Google’s Kersey notes.
Below is a list of highlights from the patched security holes in Chrome 6.0.472.53, complete with level of severity (to see who discovered the bugs and got kudos from Google, see the official blog post here).
Low - Pop-up blocker bypass with blank frame target;
Medium - URL bar visual spoofing with homographic sequences;
Medium - Apply more restrictions on setting clipboard content;
High - Stale pointer with SVG filters;
Medium - Possible installed extension enumeration;
Low - Browser NULL crash with WebSockets;
High - Use-after-free in Notifications presenter;
High - Notification permissions memory corruption;
High - Integer errors in WebSockets;
High - Memory corruption with counter nodes;
Low - Avoid storing excessive autocomplete entries;
High - Stale pointer in focus handling;
High - Sandbox parameter deserialization error;
Medium - Cross-origin image theft.