CHROME RELEASES
RELEASE UPDATES FROM THE CHROME TEAM
Stable Channel Release
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Chrome team is excited to announce the release of Chrome 21 to the Stable Channel.
21.0.1180.57
for Mac and Linux. 21.0.1180.60 for
Windows
and Chrome Frame. Chrome 21 contains a number of new features including a new API for
high-quality video and audio communication
.
More detailed updates are available on the
Chrome Blog
.
Security fixes and rewards:
Please see
the Chromium security page
for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.
[Linux only] [
125225
]
Medium
CVE-2012-2846: Cross-process interference in renderers.
Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Julien Tinnes).
[
127522
]
Low
CVE-2012-2847: Missing re-prompt to user upon excessive downloads.
Credit to Matt Austin of Aspect Security.
[
127525
]
Medium
CVE-2012-2848: Overly broad file access granted after drag+drop.
Credit to Matt Austin of Aspect Security.
[
128163
]
Low
CVE-2012-2849: Off-by-one read in GIF decoder.
Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
[
130251
] [
130592
] [
130611
] [
131068
] [
131237
] [
131252
] [
131621
] [
131690
] [
132860
]
Medium
CVE-2012-2850: Various lower severity issues in the PDF viewer.
Credit to Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Security Team, with contributions by Gynvael Coldwind of Google Security Team.
[
132585
] [
132694
] [
132861
]
High
CVE-2012-2851: Integer overflows in PDF viewer.
Credit to Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Security Team, with contributions by Gynvael Coldwind of Google Security Team.
[
134028
]
High
CVE-2012-2852: Use-after-free with bad object linkage in PDF.
Credit to Alexey Samsonov of Google.
[
134101
]
Medium
CVE-2012-2853: webRequest can interfere with the Chrome Web Store.
Credit to Trev of Adblock.
[
134519
]
Low
CVE-2012-2854: Leak of pointer values to WebUI renderers.
Credit to Nasko Oskov of the Chromium development community.
[
134888
]
High
CVE-2012-2855: Use-after-free in PDF viewer.
Credit to Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Security Team, with contributions by Gynvael Coldwind of Google Security Team.
[
134954
] [
135264
]
High
CVE-2012-2856: Out-of-bounds writes in PDF viewer.
Credit to Mateusz Jurczyk of Google Security Team, with contributions by Gynvael Coldwind of Google Security Team.
[$
1000
] [
136235
]
High
CVE-2012-2857: Use-after-free in CSS DOM.
Credit to Arthur Gerkis.
[$
1000
] [
136894
]
High
CVE-2012-2858: Buffer overflow in WebP decoder.
Credit to Jüri Aedla.
[Linux only] [
137541
]
Critical
CVE-2012-2859: Crash in tab handling.
Credit to Jeff Roberts of Google Security Team.
[
137671
]
Medium
CVE-2012-2860: Out-of-bounds access when clicking in date picker.
Credit to Chamal de Silva.
Many of the above bugs were detected using
AddressSanitizer
.
We’d also like to thank Drew Yao / Braden Thomas / Jim Smith (all Apple Product Security), Kostya Serebryany of the Chromium development community, Atte Kettunen of OUSPG and Bernhard Bauer of the Chromium development community for working with us during the development cycle and preventing security regressions from ever reaching the stable channel.
Full details about what changes are in this release are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in hopping on the stable channel?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Stable channel has been updated to 20.0.1132.59 (Platform version: 2268.124.0) for Chrome OS (Chromebooks Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550 and Cr-48, and Samsung Chromebox Series 3).
This build contains a number of stability improvements.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Fixed
133988
: Network dropdown in the first screen when setting up the network may not show the entire list of networks.
Fixed
31651
: Disabling 3G mobile data on the system would cause it to become permanently disabled.
Fixed issue with Enterprise customers being unable to enroll due to a timezone mismatch issue.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.60 for Windows and Chrome Frame
This build should fix most of the choppy and distorted audio issues (Issue:
136624
). If you've seen these issues with the Beta, please leave us an update on the bug.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, July 30, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 22.0.1221.0 for Windows and Mac (Update: also 22.0.1221.1 for Linux). This update has an updated version of V8 (3.12.16.0) along with other improvements. A complete log of what changed can be found in the
svn revision log
. Instructions and download links for our different release channels are available on the
Chromium wiki
. If you find what you think is a new bug, please
file it in our issue tracker
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.57 for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeFrame platforms
All
Fixed Youtube Drag & Drop Upload Not Working (Issue:
137024
)
Mac
Fixed
Calendar picker for <input type=date> is garbled in HiDPI
(Issue:
136958
)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn
log of all revisions.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.55 (Platform versions: 2465.97.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5 550,
Samsung Chromebook Series 3, and Cr-48) and Samsung Chromebox Series 3. This build contains a number of UI, stability & security improvements.
Highlights of these changes are:
Update Netflix plugin to 2.0.5
Wifi stability fixes
3G stability fixes
Audio fixes
UI fixes
Known Issues:
32327
- System suspend while streaming audio
137273
- Connecting to hidden networks fails when you try to connect to it for the first time
31866
- Unable to enable mobile data for locked SIM on y3300 and y3400 modems
136864
- Multiple options Disabled in the Certificate Manager.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.55 for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeFrame platforms
All
Several crash fixes (Issues:
131310
,
134574
)
Can't press Enter to save to PDF
(Issue:
137690
)
Windows
Several Pepper Flash Fixes (Issues:
134615
)
This build should also fix audio issues with flash, please let us know if you still experience audio problems
Mac
C
hrome returns black screen with no logged errors on WebGL examples
(Issue:
138088
)
Chrome Extension dropdown menus corrupted for when compositing is enabled (Issue:
135382
)
Fixed Websites do not render completely in Presentation Mode (Issue:
137336
)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn
log of all revisions.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 22.0.1215.0 (Platform versions: 2650.0.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, and Cr-48). This release contains functional and stability improvements.
Highlights of these changes are:
UI improvements on start and lock screens
Known issues:
32909
- Purchasing additional data for a Verizon 3G account is currently not functioning.
Workaround
:
Contact Verizon
to purchase additional data.
32766
- Cr-48 machines will go through the out of box sign-up experience after this update, however all data and settings on the machine will be preserved.
32906
- Cr-48 machines fail to save new users where the new user is created and the system is not restarted prior to the next autoupdate.
Workaround
: After creating a new user, reboot the system and check that the user still exists.
32922
-
Connected hidden network is unavailable immediately after resume. Workaround: Wait several seconds for the network to become available.
32923
-
OpenVPN with no-OTP does not allow login with a correct username/password.
138967
- Photo editor will not complete edit actions.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, July 23, 2012
[
Note: The Windows push has been halted, we've encountered an error w/ our installer that's prevent an update w/ Error 22. We are tracking the issue w/ bug
138658
and hope to update everyone soon.]
The Dev channel has been updated to 22.0.1215.0 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This build has an update version of V8 (3.12.14.0) along with the following changes in the
svn log
.
The Pepper Flash Player Plugin has been turned on by default on Mac OSX.
You can find out how to change to the Dev channel, or any channel, on
chromium.org
. If you find a new issue with this release, please shoot us a
bug report
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Monday, July 23, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.50 (Platform versions: 2465.82.0) for Chromebooks (Samsung Series 5, Samsung Series 5 550, and Cr-48) and Samsung Chromebox Series 3. This release contains functional, security and stability improvements. Machines will be receiving updates to this version over the next several days.
Highlights of these changes are:
We re-designed the App list to work alongside your browser and apps
New connection manager
New Print UI - please see the
blog post
for more details
You can select your own custom wallpaper
Seccomp Flash sandbox
Security fixes
Known issues:
137273
Connecting to hidden networks fails when you try to connect to it for the first time
31866
Unable to enable mobile data for locked SIM on y3300 and y3400 modems
136864
Multiple options Disabled in the Certificate Manager.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 22.0.1210.0 (Platform versions: 2628.0.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5,
Samsung Chromebook Series 3, and Cr-48). This build contains a number of UI, stability & security improvements.
Highlights of these changes are:
Improvements to wifi stability
Updated Pepper Flash version
Known issues:
32766
- Cr-48 machines will go through the out of box sign-up experience after this update, however all data and settings on the machine will be preserved.
138103
- Unable to create a new folder in File Manager
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.49 for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeFrame platforms
All
Several crash fixes (Issues:
134550
,
129446
)
Fixed Autofill does not work in Incognito mode (Issue:
137100
)
Windows
Fixed Legitimate Pop Up is blocked when Pepper Flash is used (Issue:
134959
)
Fixed Disappearing Tabs On Windows 8 (Issue:
135304
)
Mac
Fixed
parental controls related problems on mac
(Issue:
134311
)
Linux
Fixed Chrome never stops blocking power save features once blocked on KDE (Issue:
137538
)
Fixed Linux users experiencing slowdown due to accessibility being turned on (Issue:
137537
)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn
log of all revisions.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, July 16, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 22.0.1207.1 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This release contains the following changes:
All Platforms
Updated V8 - 3.12.11.0
New-style packaged apps
are enabled by default.
Windows
Fix new installation suffix in [
r146217
]. Users who installed dev-channel from scratch (i.e. not updating from stable/beta) between July 9th and July 16th might have two Google Chromes show up in “Default Programs” (uninstalling/reinstalling will fix this).
The full list of changes is available in the
svn revision log
. You can find out how to change to the Dev channel, or any channel, on
chromium.org
. If you find a new issue with this release, please shoot us a
bug report
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Updates for Chromebooks
Friday, July 13, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.41 (Platform versions: 2465.62.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5,
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550,
Samsung Chromebook Series 3, and Cr-48). This build contains a number of UI, stability & security improvements.
Highlights of these changes are:
Issue with Google Docs (
133442
)
Update Adobe Flash version 11.3.31.218
Network Fixes
Known issues:
137273
Connecting to hidden networks fails when you try to connect to it for the first time
31866
Unable to enable mobile data for locked SIM
on y3300 and y3400 modems
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Beta channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.41 for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeFrame platforms
All
Updated V8 - 3.11.10.14
Several crash fixes (Issues:
132119
,
134263
,
134582
,
130772
,
133108
,
134695
,
135691
,
136413
,
133096
)
Fixed horizontal scrollbar flash on uber page (Issue:
129406
)
Fixed cloud printers not showing full list (Issue:
134242
)
Fixed profile editing on uber page (Issue:
132343
)
Fixed buffered area disappearing while playing video (Issues:
133567
,
131444
)
Windows
Fixed several RTL regressions (Issue:
134759
,
134746
,
134394
,
135160
,
135639
,
135058
)
Several installation fixes for Windows8 (Issues:
135668
,
136567
,
133810
,
133173
)
Fixed blank pages on Windows Sever 2003 (Issue:
135388
)
Mac
Several HiDPI enhancements (Issues:
134372
,
123162
,
111101
,
135060
)
Several fullscreen and mouselock related fixed (Issues:
129456
,
131702
,
132669
,
130301
,
130649
,
132183
)
Linux
Fixed fullscreen-mode entry and lack of video problem (Issue:
117021
)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn
log of all revisions.
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Updates for Chromebooks
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Google Chrome team is happy to announce the arrival of Chrome 20 to the Stable Channel for ChromeOS. More detailed updates are available on the
Google Blog
.
The Stable channel has been updated to 20.0.1322.54 (Platform version: 2268.105.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550, and Samsung Chromebox Series 3, and Cr-48). Machines will be receiving updates to this version over the next several days.
This build contains a number of new features, as well as security & stability improvements.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Support for Google Drive
Offline support of Google Docs
Firmware update for Chromebook Series 5 550. Note: A screen with Chrome Logo and a critical update notification will show after update restarts. It will reboot by itself after firmware update completes.
Updates to Pepper Flash
Introduced redesigned UI to Cr-48 systems
Switched to open source touchpad driver on Cr-48 systems
Crash fixes
Known issues:
32327
- On
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550, the system may suspend while playing streaming audio.
32420
- There are rare reports of machines where an owner would be required to login to a device before any other user can login.
Workaround
: If possible, login to the machine as owner. If the owner is unable to login, login to the machine as Guest, and follow the
instructions here
to download a recovery image and install it on the Chromebook. If you encounter this, please contact our
Ninja support group
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Stable channel has been updated to 20.0.1132.57 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Along with below mentioned security fixes, this build contains an update to Flash player, v8 (3.10.8.20) and couple of stability/bug fixes.
Security fixes and rewards:
Please see
the Chromium security page
for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.
[$
1000
] [
129898
]
High
CVE-2012-2842: Use-after-free in counter handling.
Credit to miaubiz.
[$
1000
] [
130595
]
High
CVE-2012-2843: Use-after-free in layout height tracking.
Credit to miaubiz.
[
133450
]
High
CVE-2012-2844: Bad object access with JavaScript in PDF.
Credit to Alexey Samsonov of Google.
Many of these bugs were detected using
AddressSanitizer
.
More detailed updates are available on the
Chrome Blog
. Full details about what changes are in this release are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in hopping on the stable channel?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Updates for Chromebooks
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The Dev channel has been updated to 21.0.1180.33 (Platform versions: 2465.55.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5,
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550,
Samsung Chromebook Series 3, and Cr-48). This build contains a number of UI, stability & security improvements.
Highlights of these changes are:
Fix gtalk crash (
133950
)
Update Adobe Flash
Audio Fixes
Known issues:
133442
"Show Google Docs" malfunctioning
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
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