{"id":208475,"date":"2025-10-18T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/208475\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:59:08","slug":"google-suddenly-updates-chrome-what-you-need-to-know-and-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/208475\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Suddenly Updates Chrome \u2014 What You Need To Know And Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760777948_431_960x0.jpg\" alt=\"Google Chrome app icon with finger hovering above. \" data-height=\"2397\" data-width=\"3596\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Update Google Chrome now as safe browsing vulnerability confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Photothek via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Are you one of the estimated 3.5 billion people who use Google Chrome as their primary web browser? If so, pay close attention: Google has dropped a sudden security update, and you need to ensure you are protected by it right now. What you need to know, and do, about the Safe Browsing CVE-2025-11756 vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>Not all heroes wear capes. Or hoodies for that matter. Security heroes, however, wear their ability to uncover <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/16\/update-microsoft-windows-now---new-2-week-security-deadline-confirmed\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/16\/update-microsoft-windows-now---new-2-week-security-deadline-confirmed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"dangerous code vulnerabilities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dangerous code vulnerabilities<\/a> as a badge of honor, just like the teams at the respective vendors <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/15\/new-attack-alert-as-android-2fa-codes-stolen-in-30-seconds-flat\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/15\/new-attack-alert-as-android-2fa-codes-stolen-in-30-seconds-flat\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"who fix them\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">who fix them<\/a>. The latest hero is a security researcher named Asnine, who is well known for finding vulnerabilities in Google Chrome.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/17\/gmail-account-lockout-warning---users-must-check-this-1-setting-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Gmail Account Lockout Warning \u2014 Users Must Check This 1 Setting Now\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/10\/17\/gmail-account-lockout-warning---users-must-check-this-1-setting-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesGmail Account Lockout Warning \u2014 Users Must Check This 1 Setting NowBy Davey Winder<\/a>Google Confirms Emergency Security Update For Chrome Browser Users<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not saying that all security updates for Google Chrome shouldn\u2019t be taken seriously; of course, they should, but some do beg your attention more than others. Such is the case with CVE-2025-11756, a high-rated use-after-free vulnerability impacting the Safe Browsing function of the Chrome web browser. <\/p>\n<p>The seriousness of this vulnerability can be seen in the stable channel <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chromereleases.googleblog.com\/2025\/10\/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/chromereleases.googleblog.com\/2025\/10\/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html\" aria-label=\"update notice\">update notice<\/a> published by Srinivas Sista from the Google Chrome team which confirmed that the sudden update addressed just the one solitary threat. This <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/04\/26\/update-chrome-135-now---mysterious-emergency-security-fix-confirmed\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/04\/26\/update-chrome-135-now---mysterious-emergency-security-fix-confirmed\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"isn\u2019t unprecedented\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">isn\u2019t unprecedented<\/a>, but it is rare. Usually, such Chrome security updates will <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/08\/06\/google-chrome-139---update-now-warning-issued-for-35-billion-users\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2025\/08\/06\/google-chrome-139---update-now-warning-issued-for-35-billion-users\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"patch a bunch of bugs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">patch a bunch of bugs<\/a> that have been classified by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system, along with others that do not meet that threshold. The update to Google Chrome versions 141.0.7390.107\/.108 for Windows and Mac and 141.0.7390.107 for Linux is an exception to the rule, however.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, Google isn\u2019t releasing full details of CVE-2025-11756 \u201cuntil a majority of users are updated with a fix.\u201d Thankfully, that fix is out and should be with you by the time you read this. Equally thankfully, Google makes updating the Chrome browser with such security updates as simple as possible. The process is automatic, and you should see a flag as shown below when it has hit your desktop. <\/p>\n<p>If you see this alert in your Chrome browser, click and follow the instructions for full protection.<\/p>\n<p>Google\/Davey Winder<\/p>\n<p>Ensure you follow the instructions correctly, especially when it comes to relaunching your Chrome browser. If you do not, then the update will not be applied and won\u2019t activate the security patch. Don\u2019t worry, this shouldn\u2019t impact all those open tabs you have, as Chrome saves these and reopens them upon restarting. You know what to do: make that check and relaunch your Google Chrome browser now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update Google Chrome now as safe browsing vulnerability confirmed. 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