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Essential security flaws patched in latest Chrome release
43 security issues have been patched by Google, many of them deemed essential, to the Chrome browser in the most recent upgrade.
On Wednesday, Google motivated on Chrome 44 for Mac, Windows and Linux to the route that was secure and for public launch.
The most critical problems include worldwide cross-site scripting (UXSS) defects in Chrome for Android as well as the Chrome Blink layout engine, stack-buffer-overflow errors, a defect that allows executable files to run instantly after download as well as a content security policy (CSP) avoid in the Chrome browser.
As part of Google’s bug bounty program, research workers are given monetary benefits on the basis of the seriousness of the problem. Several benefits are not yet been determined upon, but at the period of writing the crucial defects earned cash wages that range from $500 to $7,500 to research workers. In total, about $40,000 has been given to security researchers. Bug bounties are a valuable method for software vendors to use third party specialists to find security defects.
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