Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities
Chrome 151 patches 370 vulnerabilities including 7 critical-severity flaws.
Google released Chrome 151 to the stable channel, addressing 370 vulnerabilities including seven critical-severity bugs such as use-after-free issues and race conditions. The update resolves 71 high-severity defects and 292 medium and low-severity weaknesses, with 30 vulnerabilities affecting ANGLE (the WebGL backend). Google credited external researchers with reporting 21 issues and paid $58,500 in bug bounty rewards.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonGoogle's release of Chrome 151 addressing 370 vulnerabilities — including seven critical use-after-free and race condition flaws — highlights the relentless pace at which browser attack surfaces expand. Use-after-free vulnerabilities are particularly dangerous as they can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code simply by luring a user to a malicious webpage. The sheer volume of defects (292 medium/low plus 71 high-severity) demonstrates that even widely trusted software requires continuous security scrutiny. Organizations that delay browser updates expose employees and corporate systems to exploitation of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, making rapid patch deployment essential.
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