Google's latest stable channel update for the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac and Linux desktop machines includes fixes for 53 security issues, including three high-severity vulnerabilities.Issued on Jan. 24, Chrome 64.0.3282.119 addresses, among other bugs, CVE-2018-6031, a use-after-free flaw in the PDF software library PDFium; CVE-2018-6032, a same origin bypass error in Shared Worker; and CVE-2018-6033, a race condition vulnerability when opening downloaded files.Additionally, the release includes additional protections against speculative side-channel attack techniques that exploit the CPU vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown.
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Chrome desktop update remedies 53 bugs, adds Spectre and Meltdown mitigations
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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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