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Google Chrome got a facelift – find out what has changed
Google’s web browser, Chrome, has received a number of updates across different devices and operating systems.
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A blog post on 17 October revealed that many key changes have been made to the browser, including closing 17 security vulnerabilities.
Key updates to Chrome browser
The Chrome browser is one of the most popular web browsers. Created by Google, it is synchronized with several of Google’s services and with the recent updates and upgrades by the company, the browser isn’t left behind.
The team released the 132.0.6779.0 update for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Vulnerabilities discovered and reported by external security researchers have been fixed, one of which is a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-9954) in the AI module, which Google described as high risk.
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Additionally, the company characterized the other vulnerabilities as medium or low risk, and a number of internal vulnerabilities which it did not provide information for.
Also part of the update is the release of Chrome 130.0.6723.58 for Android and Chrome for iOS 130.0.6723.37, which have fixed the same vulnerabilities as those for the desktop browser.
Finally, there is the addition of AI-based real-time protection against phishing and malware, which users can activate this through the Advanced Safe Browsing option in the Privacy and Security settings.
Other Chromium-based users are encouraged to make similar updates to implement the new updates.
You should update
If you’re reading this article and you have not updated the browser to have these changes implemented, it is advisable you do so quickly. Updates are important in taking care of vulnerabilities and protecting users.
For example, the use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-9954) classified as high risk was deployed against Firefox and Tor browser users recently, and the solution was to update the browsers to the latest versions.
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