Stable Channel Update
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The stable channel has been updated to 49.0.2623.108 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 5 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.
[$7500][594574] High CVE-2016-1646: Out-of-bounds read in V8. Credit to Wen Xu from Tencent KeenLab.
[$5500][590284] High CVE-2016-1647: Use-after-free in Navigation. Credit to anonymous.
[$5000][590455] High CVE-2016-1648: Use-after-free in Extensions. Credit to anonymous.
[595836] High CVE-2016-1649: Buffer overflow in libANGLE. Credit to lokihardt working with HP’s Zero Day Initiative / Pwn2Own.
As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:
A list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.
Krishna Govind
Google Chrome
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The stable channel has been updated to 49.0.2623.108 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 5 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.
[$7500][594574] High CVE-2016-1646: Out-of-bounds read in V8. Credit to Wen Xu from Tencent KeenLab.
[$5500][590284] High CVE-2016-1647: Use-after-free in Navigation. Credit to anonymous.
[$5000][590455] High CVE-2016-1648: Use-after-free in Extensions. Credit to anonymous.
[595836] High CVE-2016-1649: Buffer overflow in libANGLE. Credit to lokihardt working with HP’s Zero Day Initiative / Pwn2Own.
As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:
- [597518] CVE-2016-1650: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
- Multiple vulnerabilities in V8 fixed at the tip of the 4.9 branch (currently 4.9.385.33).
A list of changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.
Krishna Govind
Google Chrome
