Google has fixed seven security vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser with a new release on Tuesday. Six of the bugs fixed in Chrome are rated high, with just one listed as critical. The company paid out $10,000 in bounties for the bugs it fixed in this release.
In addition to the security fixes, Google also included an updated version of the Flash player in Chrome, eliminating some security issues with the older version. The new version of Chrome is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Chrome Frame. Google also is working on a fix for the issue caused by Microsoftβs Security Essentials anti-malware program mistakenly identifying the browser file as a piece of malware, but itβs not clear whether that fix is included in the release of Chrome 14.0.835.202.
The one critical vulnerability fixed in the browser is a memory corruption bug in the shader translator in Chrome.
The list of security fixes includes:
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=98089
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=93788
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95072
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=95671
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=96150
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97451
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97520
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97615
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97784
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