Chrome 148 patches 100+ vulnerabilities, together with 3 crucial flaws
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In abstract:
- PCWorld experiences Chrome 148 addresses 127 safety vulnerabilities, together with three crucial flaws, with Google paying $138,000 in bounties to researchers.
- This replace issues considerably because it patches over double the vulnerabilities from the earlier model, protecting high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk safety points.
- Chrome routinely updates throughout Home windows, macOS, Android, and iOS platforms, although customers can manually examine through Assist menu for instant safety.
With new Chrome variations 148.0.7778.96/97 for Home windows and macOS and 148.0.7778.96 for Linux, the builders have mounted over 100 safety vulnerabilities. In response to Google, not one of the patched vulnerabilities are being exploited within the wild but.
What’s new in Chrome 148?
The browser’s inside “What’s New?” web page promotes the power to take tab teams with you to different gadgets as the one new characteristic, though this was already the case in Chrome 147.
Chrome can be set to supply the choice to rearrange tabs vertically fairly than horizontally within the close to future. Studying mode is about to change into extra immersive by filling the whole browser window fairly than simply half of a break up view. Each options have been initially due for launch in April, however are nonetheless not accessible (no less than not for everybody).
Safety fixes in Chrome 148
Within the Chrome Releases weblog submit, Srinivas Sista lists 127 mounted safety vulnerabilities. That’s greater than twice as many vulnerabilities mounted within the earlier model (Chrome 147). Specialised “AI” instruments are more likely to have performed a major function within the dramatic enhance in vulnerabilities discovered. Google itself found precisely 100 of them, whereas the rest have been detected and reported by exterior safety researchers.
Three of the vulnerabilities are categorised as crucial: CVE-2026-7896 is an integer overflow within the Blink HTML renderer, whereas CVE-2026-7897 and CVE-2026-7898 are use-after-free (UAF) vulnerabilities within the Cell and Chromoting (often known as Chrome Distant Desktop) elements.
An additional 31 vulnerabilities are categorised as excessive threat, with greater than half of those additionally being UAF vulnerabilities. Of the remaining flaws, 66 are categorised as medium threat and 27 as low threat. Google has thus far awarded $138,000 in bounties to the discoverers of those vulnerabilities.
Replace Chrome now
Chrome often updates routinely when a brand new model is out there. You’ll be able to manually examine for updates through the menu merchandise Assist → About Google Chrome (or Settings → About Google Chrome).
Google additionally launched Chrome for Android model 148.0.7778.120 this week, having launched Chrome for iOS model 148.0.7778.100 final week. The Android model addresses the identical vulnerabilities because the desktop variations. The Prolonged Steady Channel for Home windows and macOS now consists of model 148.0.7778.97.
The discharge of Chrome model 149 is anticipated in early June.
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This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
