Chrome Releases: March 2013

Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS

Friday, March 29, 2013

Known issues:

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).

Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.6 (Platform version: 3912.4.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes and feature enhancements.

Release Highlights:

UI improvements

Stability improvements

Enhanced support for common wireless touchpads/mice

Known issues:

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Dev Channel Update

Thursday, March 28, 2013

ETA: Dev channel was updated to 27.0.1453.9 for Windows and ChromeFrame only to fix a stability issue.SVN revision logFind out howfiling a bug

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

177258 - Video Controls disappear for small screen embedded videos

222711: Poor scrolling performance in boingboing.net

189938 - 'BEST OF YOUTUBE' videos text for all categories chopped off

Fixes for top crashes

179250 - Black screen on load on Huawei tablets

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Chrome OS Management Console Update

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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Dev Channel Update

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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Stable Channel Update

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Security fixes and rewards:

Please see the Chromium security page for more information. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

[$1000] [172342] High CVE-2013-0916: Use-after-free in Web Audio. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
[180909] Low CVE-2013-0917: Out-of-bounds read in URL loader. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Cris Neckar).
[180555] Low CVE-2013-0918: Do not navigate dev tools upon drag and drop. Credit to Vsevolod Vlasov of the Chromium development community.
[Linux only] [178760] Medium CVE-2013-0919: Use-after-free with pop-up windows in extensions. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[177410] Medium CVE-2013-0920: Use-after-free in extension bookmarks API. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[174943] High CVE-2013-0921: Ensure isolated web sites run in their own processes.
[174129] Low CVE-2013-0922: Avoid HTTP basic auth brute force attempts. Credit to “t3553r”.
[169981] [169972] [169765] Medium CVE-2013-0923: Memory safety issues in the USB Apps API. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[169632] Low CVE-2013-0924: Check an extension’s permissions API usage again file permissions. Credit to Benjamin Kalman of the Chromium development community.
[168442] Low CVE-2013-0925: Avoid leaking URLs to extensions without the tabs permissions. Credit to Michael Vrable of Google.
[112325] Medium CVE-2013-0926: Avoid pasting active tags in certain situations. Credit to Subho Halder, Aditya Gupta, and Dev Kar of xys3c (xysec.com).

A full list of changes in this build is available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 26 to the Stable Channel. Chrome 26.0.1410.43 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame contains number of new items including:

"Ask Google for suggestions" spell checking feature improvements (e.g. grammar and homonym checking)
Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows
Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux

Security fixes and rewards:

Please see the Chromium security page for more information. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

[$1000] [172342] High CVE-2013-0916: Use-after-free in Web Audio. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
[180909] Low CVE-2013-0917: Out-of-bounds read in URL loader. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Cris Neckar).
[180555] Low CVE-2013-0918: Do not navigate dev tools upon drag and drop. Credit to Vsevolod Vlasov of the Chromium development community.
[Linux only] [178760] Medium CVE-2013-0919: Use-after-free with pop-up windows in extensions. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[177410] Medium CVE-2013-0920: Use-after-free in extension bookmarks API. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[174943] High CVE-2013-0921: Ensure isolated web sites run in their own processes.
[174129] Low CVE-2013-0922: Avoid HTTP basic auth brute force attempts. Credit to “t3553r”.
[169981] [169972] [169765] Medium CVE-2013-0923: Memory safety issues in the USB Apps API. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Mustafa Emre Acer).
[169632] Low CVE-2013-0924: Check an extension’s permissions API usage again file permissions. Credit to Benjamin Kalman of the Chromium development community.
[168442] Low CVE-2013-0925: Avoid leaking URLs to extensions without the tabs permissions. Credit to Michael Vrable of Google.
[112325] Medium CVE-2013-0926: Avoid pasting active tags in certain situations. Credit to Subho Halder, Aditya Gupta, and Dev Kar of xys3c (xysec.com).

A full list of changes in this build is available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Beta channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.43 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome

Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Fixed VPN connections (181655)

Known issues:

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1446.5 (Platform version: 3881.4.0/3881.3.0 for chromebox) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:

New Pepper Flash update to version 11.7.700.141

Improvements in file folder navigation

Launcher menu improvements

Video play improvements/fixes

Improved notifications

Fixed enable/disable flags (181331)

Fixed VPN connections (181655)

Known issues:

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

Dev Channel Update

Thursday, March 21, 2013

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Chrome Beta for Android

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

181706 - Autofill and Password are enabled by default on upgrading to M26 when user has 'Sync everything' unchecked on M25

Crash fixes

189938 - 'BEST OF YOUTUBE' videos text for all categories chopped off

189165 - Inline styling within a contenteditable element triggers disambiguation popup

Occasional crashes and ANRs

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Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Beta Channel Update

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Beta channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.40 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. This build contains the following:

Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome

Dev Channel Update

Monday, March 18, 2013

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Chrome crashes when playing bejeweled game (Issue: 194749)

Black menu doesn't appear on google.com (Issue: 200602)

filing a bug

Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS

Friday, March 15, 2013

Release highlights:

Updated Flash to 11.6.602.180, which resolves a bug where some DRM video content would be unable to play (e.g.: Amazon Prime Video).
Fixed an issue with Chromebook Pixel and Acer C7 systems freezing while playing videos.
Fixed an issue with Acer C7 systems freezing after resume.

Security fixes and rewards:

Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

[181083] High CVE-2013-0915: Overflow in the GPU process. Credit to Pinkie Pie.
[chromium-os:39733] High CVE-2013-0913: Time-of-Check/Time-of-Use and counting overflows in i915 driver. Credit to Pinkie Pie.

Danielle Drew

Google Chrome

The Stable channel has been updated to 25.0.1364.173 (Platform version: 3428.210.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security improvements. Machines will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Release highlights:

Updated Flash to 11.6.602.180, which resolves a bug where some DRM video content would be unable to play (e.g.: Amazon Prime Video).
Fixed an issue with Chromebook Pixel and Acer C7 systems freezing while playing videos.
Fixed an issue with Acer C7 systems freezing after resume.

Security fixes and rewards:

Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

[181083] High CVE-2013-0915: Overflow in the GPU process. Credit to Pinkie Pie.
[chromium-os:39733] High CVE-2013-0913: Time-of-Check/Time-of-Use and counting overflows in i915 driver. Credit to Pinkie Pie.

Danielle Drew

Google Chrome

Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Known issues:

Full screen flash video crashes for some video/gaming sites - (190691, 191119)

Chrome crash constantly on connect to any VPN - (181655)

Connecting to hidden network crashes the browser (190495)

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

Tab crashes when navigated to cnet.com (190451)

The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1438.8 (Platform version: 3833.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:

New Pepper Flash update to version 11.6.602.180

New Launcher positioning mode

Improved notifications

New UI improvements

Known issues:

Full screen flash video crashes for some video/gaming sites - (190691, 191119)

Chrome crash constantly on connect to any VPN - (181655)

Connecting to hidden network crashes the browser (190495)

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)

Tab crashes when navigated to cnet.com (190451)

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Thursday, March 14, 2013

172276 - Pages not displayed if Adblock+is installed

176399: Swype keyboard commits text after every setComposition()

179188 - On signing in to Chrome with a New account, C2M seeks Authentication

179844 - Auto sign in to google accounts is not happening even on sign in to chrome

181678 - Google maps direction icon is not working

189165 - Inline styling within a contenteditable element triggers disambiguation popup

189938 - 'Best Of YouTube' videos text for all categories chopped off

190009 - 'Failed to load the video stream' error when trying to play any live stream videos

Occasional crashes and ANRs

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Chrome OS Management Console Update

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

user policies

Enabled Plug-ins

Printing

Google Chrome Instant

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Beta Channel Update

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Beta channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.33 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. This build contains the following:

Updated Flash to 11.6.602.180
Fixed Ctrl + X issue in bookmark manager. [Issue: 174613]
Fixed 'Your profile cannot be opened' issue on first run. [Issue: 180459]
Fixed stability crashes. [Issues: 142931, 178176]
Fixed background color for extension badges. [Issue: 177734]
Fixed text render issue in Adobe flash. [Issue: 164800]
Fixed scroll bar issue in bookmark window. [Issue: 174645]

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

If you leave your device at the login screen for between 6 and 10 minutes, an additional reboot is required to log in (http://crbug.com/174488).

Pepper Flash updated to 11.6.602.180
Hangouts issue is fixed.

Notable issue:

If you leave your device at the login screen for between 6 and 10 minutes, an additional reboot is required to log in (http://crbug.com/174488).

Dev Channel Update

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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Chrome for iOS Update

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Stable Channel Update

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Chrome for Android Update

Friday, March 8, 2013

Chrome for Android Stable Channel has been updated to 25.0.1364.169. This version is currently rolling out to Google Play over the next few hours.

This update improves font clarity and includes other stability fixes. Known issues are available on the Chrome support site.

Interested in other release channels of Chrome for Android? A Beta channel is now available and can be run side by side with Stable. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information on Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Jason Kersey
Google Chrome

Stable Channel Update

Thursday, March 7, 2013

The Stable channel has been updated to 25.0.1364.160 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This release contains security fixes.

Security fixes and rewards:

Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

[180763] High CVE-2013-0912: Type confusion in WebKit. Credit to Nils and Jon of MWR Labs.

Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Jason Kersey
Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Pepper Flash updated to 11.6.602.177

GTalk updated to 3.14.17

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Chrome OS Management Console Update

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

user policies

Malicious Sites

Allow Cookies for URL Patterns

Block Cookies for URL Patterns

Allow Session-Only Cookies for URL Patterns

Third-Party Cookie Blocking

Plugin Authorization

Outdated Plugins

Bookmark Bar

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Chrome Beta for Android Update

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

180205 - Short flings decelerate too quickly

180396 - Allow Nexus 7 to update to Chrome 26

180403 - Fix password sync for users upgrading from Chrome 25 (This fix will roll out over the next few days)

180540:'Aw, Snap!' help content is not Android-specific

179833 - Keyboard reappears after being dismissed whilst text is underlined

179188 - On signing in to Chrome with a new account, Chrome to Mobile seeks authentication

176399: Swype keyboard commits text after every setComposition()

Occasional crashes and ANRs

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Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1430.0 (Platform version: 3797.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of stability fixes and feature enhancements.

Some highlights of these changes are:

New UI improvements

Pepper Flash updated to 11.6.602.177

Known Issues:

Switch window key (F5) not working. (174035)
Brightness keys not working on new Samsung Chromebook (180100)
Hangout not working on the new Samsung Chromebook from active conversation. Workaround: Start from camera icon next to the contact name in the list or from G+
Video playback plays stutteringly sometimes on new Samsung Chromeboox (175638)

Beta Channel Update

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Beta channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.28 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. This build contains the following:

Stable Channel Update for Mac

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Dev Channel Update

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Update: 3/6/13 - Dev channel for Windows and Chrome Frame has been upgraded to 27.0.1430.3 to fix a top browser crash.SVN revision logFind out howfiling a bug

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Password Sync

This will be enabled over the coming days. We will only sync with other clients that are based on Chrome 26 or higher.

Autofill Sync

180205 - Short flings decelerate too quickly

179833 - Keyboard reappears after being dismissed whilst text is underlined

179188 - On signing in to Chrome with a new account, Chrome to Mobile seeks authentication

176399: Swype keyboard commits text after every setComposition()

Occasional crashes and hangs

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Chrome for iOS Update

Monday, March 4, 2013

announce Chrome 25 for iPhone and iPad

Long press on the back button to quickly access any page in your tab history

Share a web page via Messages

See your search term right in the omnibox, instead of the search query URL

Easily refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page

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Stable Channel Update

Monday, March 4, 2013

the Chromium security page

[$1000] [176882] High CVE-2013-0902: Use-after-free in frame loader. Credit to Chamal de Silva.

[$1000] [176252] High CVE-2013-0903: Use-after-free in browser navigation handling. Credit to “chromium.khalil”.

[$2000] [172926] [172331] High CVE-2013-0904: Memory corruption in Web Audio. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.

[$1000] [168982] High CVE-2013-0905: Use-after-free with SVG animations. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.

[174895] High CVE-2013-0906: Memory corruption in Indexed DB. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Jüri Aedla).

[174150] Medium CVE-2013-0907: Race condition in media thread handling. Credit to Andrew Scherkus of the Chromium development community.

[174059] Medium CVE-2013-0908: Incorrect handling of bindings for extension processes.

[173906] Low CVE-2013-0909: Referer leakage with XSS Auditor. Credit to Egor Homakov.

[172573] Medium CVE-2013-0910: Mediate renderer -> browser plug-in loads more strictly. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Chris Evans).

[172264] High CVE-2013-0911: Possible path traversal in database handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Jüri Aedla).

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Beta Channel Release for Chrome OS

Friday, March 1, 2013

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Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS

Friday, March 1, 2013

The Stable channel has been updated to 25.0.1364.126 (Platform version: 3428.193.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security improvements. Machines will be receiving updates over the next several days.

Release Highlights:

Updated GTalk plugin to 3.14.17, which improves audio quality in Google Hangouts.

Improved memory handling in the photo editor.

Fixed an issue where a user was incorrectly logged out of some Google properties.

Improved low battery notification.

Known issues:
On some systems, Adobe Flash loses the ability to play DRM content, such as Amazon Prime Videos. If this happens, you may see a warning message that the Adobe Flash version installed on the browser is too old. In order to restore this, here are the steps to correct this issue:

Open Adobe Flash player's context menu (this can be done by right clicking on Flash content)

Select 'Global Settings...' menu.

Select 'Protected Content Playback Settings panel' link, or visit the following URL: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager08.html

Click on the 'Reset License Files' button.

Logout and login again.

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).

Danielle Drew
Google Chrome

Stable Channel Update

Friday, March 1, 2013

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