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Chrome 6.0.472.59 Critical: Nine Security Fixes Including One High Threat

Calendar Sep 16, 2010 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Google is updating its stable version of the Chrome browser for Linux, Mac, and Windows, fixing at least nine security vulnerabilities. Only one of the vulnerabilities in Chrome 6.0.472.59 is rated by Google as being "critical" -- the highest threat level Google assigns to vulnerabilities -- although six of the fixes carry a "high" rating, the next-most severe level. The Chrome 6.0.472.59 update comes as Google continues to push forward on the development of its Chrome 7 browser and as rivals Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer race to finish their own next-generation Web browsers.

The single critical fix in Chrome 6.0.472.59 is for a flaw that affects only the Apple Mac version of Chrome. As of press time, Google has not disclosed publicly the flaw's details.

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