Chrome replace fixes 3 extra high-risk safety vulnerabilities
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In abstract:
- PCWorld stories that Google launched Chrome variations 145.0.7632.116/117 for desktop and 145.0.7632.120 for Android to handle three high-risk safety vulnerabilities.
- The vulnerabilities embrace reminiscence out-of-bounds errors in media and WebGPU parts, plus an inappropriate implementation situation in DevTools, although none are actively exploited.
- Customers ought to replace instantly via automated updates or manually by way of Assist > About Google Chrome to guard towards potential safety threats.
Within the new Chrome variations 145.0.7632.116/117 for Home windows and macOS and 145.0.7632.116 for Linux, the builders have fastened 3 newly reported safety vulnerabilities. Based on Google, none of those vulnerabilities are being exploited for assaults within the wild.
Within the Chrome Releases weblog put up, Srinivas Sista lists the three fastened safety vulnerabilities, which have been all reported in February by exterior safety researchers and are categorised as excessive threat.
The reminiscence out-of-bounds entry error (CVE-2026-3061) is positioned within the media element, and one other reminiscence entry error is within the WebGPU compiler’s Tint element (CVE-2026-3062). In each circumstances, learn and/or write entry to out-of-bound reminiscence areas can result in crashes and permit injected code to be executed. A 3rd safety vulnerability (CVE-2026-3063) described as “inappropriate implementation” was found in DevTools.
Google has additionally launched Chrome for Android 145.0.7632.120. The Android model addresses the identical vulnerabilities because the desktop variations. The Prolonged Steady Channel for Home windows and macOS now consists of Chromium model 144.0.7559.225.
Chrome often updates routinely when a brand new model is out there. You possibly can manually set off the replace test by way of the menu merchandise Assist > About Google Chrome. Chrome 146 will are available in early March.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
