The announcement for Chrome 53.0.2785.113 highlights five security issues that are addressed in the new version. It points to this page for details, but currently nothing is listed there. According to Google, “Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix.”
The full change log lists several dozen changes, most of which are minor bug fixes.
For most users, Chrome will update itself. To make sure you’re running the most recent version, click the menu button (at the top right; looks like three vertical dots), and select Help > About. If Chrome hasn’t already updated itself, this should trigger the update.
Microsoft’s contribution to our monthly headache is fourteen updates for their flagship software (Windows, Office, Edge, and Internet Explorer). Seven of the updates are classified as Critical. Over sixty separate vulnerabilities are addressed by these updates. One of the updates is for the version of Adobe Flash embedded in Internet Explorer 10 and 11, and Edge.
Not wanting to be left out, Adobe once again brings its own pile of patches to the table. Flash 23.0.0.162 includes fixes for at least twenty-six vulnerabilities. Google Chrome will update itself with the new Flash, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11, and Edge, get the new Flash via the update mentioned above. For all other browsers, simply visit the main Flash page to check your Flash version and update it as needed.
The latest version of Google’s Chrome web browser includes a few minor tweaks, but doesn’t fix any serious bugs or security vulnerabilities, according to the announcement and full change log. So there’s no rush to update.
The full change log for Chrome 53.0.2785.89 is another one of those browser-annihilating pages that you probably shouldn’t even try to load. Included in the boat-load of changes in Chrome 53 are thirty-three fixes for security vulnerabilities, making this an important update.
For most users, Chrome will automatically update itself, but given the number of security fixes, you should probably make sure. Click the funny little menu icon (three dots in a vertical line), then select Help > About from the menu. If Chrome isn’t already up to date, this should trigger an update.
There may be some interesting new features in Chrome 53, but the announcement doesn’t mention anything in particular. If anyone out there is patient enough to read the full change log and notices anything noteworthy, drop me a line to let me know, and I’ll update this post.
Fixes for at least forty-eight security issues highlight the release of Chrome 52.0.2743.82.
According to the full change log(warning: may kill your browser), almost 10,000 changes were made for this version. That’s a few too many for any kind of summary, so we’ll just have to hope that Google provides a list of notable changes, as hinted at in the announcement.
A new version of Chrome appears to fix a single bug. Since the bug is unrelated to security, this is one update you can safely ignore. Of course Chrome will most likely update itself anyway. The full change log has only four entries, three of which seem to exist only to record changes in version numbers. Makes a nice change from the browser-annihilating change logs we’ve come to expect, anyway.
There’s not much to talk about in the latest version of Chrome, but it does include fixes for at least three security vulnerabilities. The announcement for Chrome 51.0.2704.103 doesn’t contain much useful information, and the full change log only lists a few bug fixes.
Version 51.0.2704.84 of Google’s web browser was released on June 6. The announcement doesn’t list any changes, but points to the full change log. The log lists about sixteen changes, mostly minor bug fixes. Although it’s not explicitly stated, some of the changes appear to be related to security, so we recommend updating Chrome as soon as possible.
Another batch of security fixes highlights the release of Chrome 51.0.2704.79. At least fifteen security issues are addressed in the new version, so if you use the browser, you should make sure it’s up to date. The full change log (only about three dozen entries this time) provides additional details.
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