It's time to update Chrome ASAP - again! - to fix this critical flaw

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Google Chrome users who want to stay safe and secure will want to update their browser to the latest version. That's because it contains a fix for a critical vulnerability that could cause Chrome to crash or even infect your system or device with malware. On Wednesday, Google released Chrome version 134.0.6998.117/.118 for Windows and Mac and 134.0.6998.117 for Linux. Rolling out over the next few days and weeks, this version offers several security fixes. But the patch for the critical vulnerability is the most important one. Also: I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome) As described in the NIST vulnerability database, CVE-2025-2476 points to "Use after free in Lens in Google Chrome prior to 134.0.6998.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page." And what does that mean in layman's terms? Let's break it down. "Use after free" is a type of memory corruption in which a ... Read full article.