Software Update: Google Chrome 48.0.2564.109

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Google has released an update to version 48 of its Chrome web browser. Google Chrome is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X. There are also versions for Android and iOS, but they follow a slightly different release schedule. In version 47, among other things, a presentation API has been added, buttons can be added to push notifications, Chrome is better able to determine the speed of the internet connection and WebRTC is now able to use the VP9 video codec. Of course, the necessary security vulnerabilities and bug fixes have also been implemented. In this update we find a small collection of bug fixes, security updates and the latest version of Adobe Flash player.

Stable Channel Update
The stable channel has been updated to 48.0.2564.109 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Security Fixes and Rewards
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

This update includes 6 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.

  • [546677] High CVE-2016-1622: Same-origin bypass in Extensions.
  • [577105] High CVE-2016-1623: Same-origin bypass in DOM.
  • [583607] High CVE-2016-1624: Buffer overflow in Brotli.
  • [509313] Medium CVE-2016-1625: Navigation bypass in Chrome Instant.
  • [571480] Medium CVE-2016-1626: Out-of-bounds read in PDFium.

As usual, our ongoing internal security work:

  • [585517] CVE-2016-1627: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.

Version number 48.0.2564.109
Release status Final
Operating systems Windows 7, Linux, Windows XP, macOS, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 10
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License type Freeware
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