Google buffs Chrome with security update

Google has pushed out an update for its Chrome browser that lances two vulnerabilities, one of which it defines as critical. The critical flaw involves a failure to properly validate input from a renderer (tab) process. Successful exploitation of the flaw might allow the injection of hostile code onto vulnerable systems, hence …

[Ben Hutchings]

Version oddness?

You sure that version number is correct? Mine's at 2.0.172.8 already. Maybe I've missed the point.

[Dennis O'Connor]

Unbeknownst?

Not completely silent. This morning the 'Google Chrome is not your default browser..." prompt popped up, which somehow slipped into the security update...

[David Viner]

@Version oddness

Version 2.xx is the beta, version 1.xx is the current "stable" release (yeah, amazing, something from Google that ISN'T a beta!)

[Barry Tabrah]

Clarification on Chrome versions

There are two releases of Chrome, a stable version and a developer version. If it's version 2.x then it's currently the developer version.

More information on current versions and changes can be found at the following link;

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/

[Anonymous Coward]

@Ben Hutchings RE: Version oddness

Are you sure you've not been dicking about with the Google Chrome Channel Changer?

http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel

[Jimbo]

to @David

there should be "like it" vote on Register... I would click on your comment for sure, pretty funny

:-)

[Anonymous Coward]

Another new version already

1.0.154.65 here