Other browsers that use the Chromium engine will also be getting updates.

However, there has also been a bug-fixing update on July 20, and this brings Chrome to 1.102 across the three operating system platforms. The July 18 security update will bring your Chrome browser version to 1.98 for Mac and Linux and 1.98/99 for Windows. Once this has completed, hit the restart button. OK, with that in mind, it’s recommended that every Google Chrome user heads for the Help|About option, which will start any available update download automatically. For power users, and lazy ones, who leave multiple tabs open and rarely restart the application it certainly is. This is not problematical for those users who close their browsers religiously after each browsing session. How so? Because most Chromium-powered browsers will also require you to restart the application in order for the update to be activated. How To Make Sure Your Chromium-Powered Browser Is ProtectedĪlthough you can expect your browser to download any security updates automatically, that alone isn’t enough to ensure you are protected from exploits of the patched vulnerabilities. The remaining three medium-rated vulnerabilities are also of the inappropriate implementation variety.ĬVE-2023-3736 impacts the custom tabs function and was reported by Philipp Beer who earned a $2000 bounty.ĬVE-2023-3737 impacts the notifications function, reported by Narendra Bhati, who was also awarded a $2000 bounty.ĬVE-2023-3738 impacts the autofill function and earned $1000 for Hafiizh. Ahmed ElMasry also found this one and was awarded a further $2000 bounty. This time it affects the web application programming interface (API) permission prompts.

Another bounty of $5000 was awarded for this one, this time to Thomas Orlita.ĬVE-2023-3735 is, you’ve guessed it, an inappropriate implementation vulnerability. Ahmed ElMasry was awarded a $5000 bounty for reporting it to Google.ĬVE-2023-3734 is another inappropriate implementation vulnerability, this time within the floating video Picture in Picture functionality. The six Chrome security vulnerabilities that have been allocated a medium CVE rating, and the hackers who reported them to Google, also awarded a total of $16,000 in bounties, are:ĬVE-2023-3733 is a vulnerability that sits within an inappropriate implementation of the Chrome WebApp install function.

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