New stable release for the Google Chrome browser: Mountain View team that deals with the development of the application has in fact made available stable version 13.0.782.215 in the channel, which is dedicated to large-scale users. The main objective is the latest release corrects some bugs found in previous editions.
The total number of vulnerabilities addressed by the engineers amounted to eleven, some of them labeled as critical by security experts of the company. In particular, it is critical that relating to incorrect memory management in Windows, just resolved in this new version. 9 other bugs belong instead to the high risk category, which range from problems related to the instrument for managing PDF documents to vulnerabilities in memory, also going for the new JavaScript V8 engine.
The new round of fixes to the search giant has cost $ 8,337, divided among seven researchers who have managed to track down and solve 8 of the 11 bugs fixed in the latest edition of the browser. In August alone, therefore, Google has contributed more than $ 17,000 for several vulnerabilities in Chrome, while the total for 2011 has exceeded $ 120,000: Once again, therefore, confirms the company in Mountain View wants to use every means in Browse your possession to make Chrome more secure.
As is the case for some time, Google released the new edition that will be provided to users in a silent, automatic update via a browser. The executable for Windows, Linux and OS X is available through the official download page, set up by the company.