Chrome 138 replace plugs high-risk browser vulnerability. Replace now!
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The most recent safety replace for Chrome fixes a number of safety vulnerabilities, considered one of which is taken into account excessive danger.
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Google has mounted a number of vulnerabilities in Chrome variations 138.0.7204.183/184 for Home windows and macOS and 138.0.7204.183 for Linux. Based on Google, not one of the vulnerabilities have been exploited for assaults but. The producers of different Chromium-based browsers will observe swimsuit within the coming days. In the meantime, Google plans to launch Chrome 139 on August fifth.
Safety fixes on this Chrome 138 replace
Within the Chrome Releases weblog submit, Srinivas Sista listed the considered one of 4 patched vulnerabilities that was found by exterior safety researchers and reported to Google. Google classifies this vulnerability (CVE-2025-8292) as excessive danger. It’s a use-after-free vulnerability within the Media Stream element. Google stays silent in regards to the internally found safety vulnerabilities.
As a rule, Chrome updates itself robotically when a brand new model is on the market. You possibly can manually provoke the replace examine utilizing the menu merchandise Assist > About Google Chrome. Google has additionally offered Chrome for Android 138.0.7204.179, which fixes the identical vulnerabilities.
Different Chromium-based browsers
The producers of different Chromium-based browsers are actually required to observe swimsuit with updates. Microsoft Edge, Courageous, and Vivaldi are at the moment on the safety stage previous to this Chrome replace.
Opera 120.0.5543.93, then again, continues to be on the fully outdated Chromium 135 from April and subsequently incorporates its a number of dozen safety vulnerabilities. The builders have no less than backported the patch in opposition to zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-6558.
Within the developer channel, Opera 121 has skipped no less than one Chromium technology and is predicated on Chromium 137. Nonetheless, it would in all probability be a couple of weeks earlier than Opera 121 strikes from the developer channel through the beta channel to the discharge channel.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
Writer: Frank Ziemann, Contributor, PCWorld
Frank Ziemann has been working as a contract writer for sister website PC-WELT since 2005, writing information and check experiences. His essential matters are IT safety (malware, antivirus, safety gaps) and Web expertise.
