Software Update: Google Chrome 32.0.1700.102

Google has released an update to version 32 of its Chrome web browser. Google Chrome is available in three versions: stable, beta and dev, and this time the stable version has been updated. New in version 32 is, among other things, that the tab indicates when sound, video and casting are used and that files containing malware are automatically blocked. The appearance in the Metro interface has also been adjusted. In addition, stability and performance improvements have been made and the latest version of Adobe’s Flash Player is included. This update mainly contains bug fixes and security updates.

Stable Channel Update

Chrome has been updated to 32.0.1700.102 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame.

This update has fixes for the following issues:

• Mouse Pointer disappears after exiting full screen mode. (317496)
• Drag and drop files into Chrome may not work properly. (332579)
• Quicktime Plugin crashes in Chrome. (308466)
• Chrome becomes unresponsive. (335248)
• Trackpad users may not be able to scroll horizontally. (332797)
• Scrolling does not work in combo box. (334454)
• Chrome does not work with all CSS minifiers such as whitespace around a media queries `and` keyword. (333035)

Security Fixes and Rewards

This update includes 14 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were either contributed by external researchers or particularly interesting. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.

• [330420] High CVE-2013-6649: Use after free in SVG images.
• [331444] High CVE-2013-6650: Memory corruption in V8. This issue was fixed in v8 version 3.22.24.16.

Many of the above bugs were detected using AddressSanitizer.

A partial list of changes is available in the SVN log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.