Chrome 20 update patches 23 security flaws

In its current web browser release, 20.0.1132.43, Google’s Chrome mends 20 security vulnerabilities, none of which are critical.

More details on the vulnerabilities:

• CVE-2012-2815: Leak of iframe fragment id
• CVE-2012-2816: Prevent sandboxed processes interfering with each other
• CVE-2012-2817: Use-after-free in table section handling
• CVE-2012-2818: Use-after-free in counter layout
• CVE-2012-2819: Crash in texture handling
• CVE-2012-2820: Out-of-bounds read in SVG filter handling
• CVE-2012-2821: Autofill display problem
• CVE-2012-2822: Misc. lower severity OOB read issues in PDF
• CVE-2012-2823: Use-after-free in SVG resource handling
• CVE-2012-2824: Use-after-free in SVG painting
• CVE-2012-2826: Out-of-bounds read in texture conversion
• CVE-2012-2827: Use-after-free in Mac UI
• CVE-2012-2828: Integer overflows in PDF
• CVE-2012-2829: Use-after-free in first-letter handling
• CVE-2012-2830: Wild pointer in array value setting
• CVE-2012-2764: Unqualified load of metro DLL
• CVE-2012-2831: Use-after-free in SVG reference handling
• CVE-2012-2832: Uninitialized pointer in PDF image codec
• CVE-2012-2833: Buffer overflow in PDF JS API
• CVE-2012-2834: Integer overflow in Matroska container

Users are suggested to restart their browsers in order for the browser to update to the latest version of Chrome properly. They can as well do so manually, by choosing the “About Google Chrome” alternative in the settings menu.