Google last week announced the impending rollout of Chrome version 53.0.2785.143, which includes three security fixes for the Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. According to US-CERT, a remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities in order to take control of an affected system.According to Google's Chrome Releases blog post page, the latest update addresses a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability – officially designated CVE-2016-5177 – that was found in the open-source V8 JavaScript Engine by an anonymous external researcher who was awarded a $5,000 bug bounty. Google's own internal security audits and fuzz testing also resulted in additional fixes, the company reported.
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Bradley Barth
As director of multimedia content strategy at CyberRisk Alliance, Bradley Barth develops content for online conferences, webcasts, podcasts video/multimedia projects — often serving as moderator or host. For nearly six years, he wrote and reported for SC Media as deputy editor and, before that, senior reporter. He was previously a program executive with the tech-focused PR firm Voxus. Past journalistic experience includes stints as business editor at Executive Technology, a staff writer at New York Sportscene and a freelance journalist covering travel and entertainment. In his spare time, Bradley also writes screenplays.
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