Google never gives out a lot of information about vulnerabilities, for obvious reasons. Then all you have to do is relaunch the browser in order for the update to complete.Īfter the update, the version should be 1.132 for Windows, or later. If there is an update available, Chrome will notify you and start downloading it. My preferred method is to have Chrome open the page chrome://settings/help which you can also find by clicking Settings > About Chrome. And now would be a good time, given the severity of the vulnerabilities in this batch.
So, it doesn’t hurt to check now and then. But you can end up lagging behind if you never close the browser or if something goes wrong-such as an extension stopping you from updating the browser. The easiest way to update Chrome is to allow it to update automatically, which basically uses the same method as outlined below but does not require your attention. According to Google there is an active exploit for one of the patched vulnerabilities, which means cybercriminals are aware of the vulnerability and are using it.
Google has updated the Stable Channel for Chrome to 1.132 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
