Google Patches 34 Browser Bugs in Chrome 67, Adds Spectre Fixes

Google updated its Chrome browser to version 67.0.3396.62 on Tuesday patching 34 bugs and adding support for the credential management API called WebAuthn. The update will be available in the coming days for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms, Google said. Most notably to the browser update are...

chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities

Google Chrome Releases reports: 34 security fixes in this release, including: 835639 High CVE-2018-6123: Use after free in Blink. Reported by Looben Yang on 2018-04-22 840320 High CVE-2018-6124: Type confusion in Blink. Reported by Guang Gong of Alpha Team, Qihoo 360 on 2018-05-07 818592 High...

Security advisory YSA-2018-02 | Yubico

In Chrome 61, released in September, 2017, Google included a feature called WebUSB. WebUSB allows websites to request direct access to USB devices through JavaScript. A web page could potentially access and interact with a USB device interface unless the operating system reserved exclusive access...

WebUSB API — Connect Your USB Devices Securely to the Internet

Two Google engineers have developed a draft version of an API called WebUSB that would allow you to connect your USB devices to the Web safely and securely, bypassing the need for native drivers. WebUSB – developed by Reilly Grant and Ken Rockot – has been introduced to the World Wide Web...