Google Chrome 104: Significant New Security Update Now Here

Cybersecurity Google Chrome 104: Significant New Security Update Now Here Davey Winder Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Co-founder, Straight Talking Cyber New! Follow this author to improve your content experience. Got it! Aug 3, 2022, 03:18am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Google’s flagship Chrome browser has just been updated to version 104 .

Although there are new versions for mobile users on both Android and iOS platforms, the most significant updates are reserved for desktop users. If you use Chrome on a Windows, Mac, or Linux device, you are advised to make sure the version 104 update is activated as soon as possible. There are 27 reasons why and they all have ‘security’ stamped upon them.

MORE FROM FORBES New Gmail Attack Bypasses Passwords & 2FA To Read All Email By Davey Winder Google Chrome 104 brings important security updates to the browser party Google has just confirmed the arrival of Chrome 104 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. While this important update will start rolling out immediately, Google advises that it could be days or weeks before everyone sees their browser automatically updated. As well as a bunch of functionality updates, the 27 security fixes should focus your attention the most.

Although none of the security issues addressed by Chrome 104 are known to be exploited in the wild already, there are no zero-days in other words, that doesn’t negate the importance of this update from a security perspective. Not least as seven of that total are rated as high impact, which is reflected in the $43,000 in bounty payments to the researchers who identified them. Another 15 issues have been awarded a medium impact rating with a further $49,000 paid out in bounty rewards.

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· CVE-2022-2606: Use after free in Managed devices API. · CVE-2022-2607: Use after free in Tab Strip. · CVE-2022-2608: Use after free in Overview Mode.

· CVE-2022-2609: Use after free in Nearby Share. How to activate your Google Chrome 104 security update right now Checking the version number will kickstart an update Davey Winder/Google Multiple other browsers, including Microsoft Edge and the Brave browser, which are based upon Chromium, will update in the coming days. If you are a Google Chrome user, you are advised to check the version number and ensure that 104.

0. 5112. 81 is installed and activated.

While the Chrome browser will, in most instances, download and install updates automatically, the update and, therefore, the security fixes are not activated until the browser is restarted. This can be an issue for people who maintain open tabs for days or weeks. You can check your version using the Settings|About Chrome menu entry.

This will force a download if one is available, and you can then restart the browser from here to activate the security update. Restart the browser or the installed update won’t be activated Davey Winder/Google Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . Check out my website or some of my other work here .

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