Google Chrome update plugs score of security bugs
It's version 20 'cos it closes that many vulns
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Google has updated its Chrome browser to address 20 vulnerabilities, none of which are deemed critical.
Chrome version 20 coincidentally covers patches for a score of security bugs, as listed here. Many of the fixed vulnerabilities involve "use-after-free" memory-related security bugs, some of which are rated as high risk.
Users of Chrome on all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame) ought to review the cross-platform update. ®
COMMENTS
Re: Interesting
They have the choice of OSX or Linux. Windows was banned.
Memory management bug.
Obvious solution: use a language with built-in memory management. If too full of yourself to do that, use a memory management framework that doesn't free memory.
Or if, like MS, you have a large legacy codebase in a bug-prone language, use a coding policy and fire the programmers who make stupid mistakes. Speaking of which, when was the last time MS had a use-after-free memory bug. Last century?
I though Google was supposed to have hired smart people? While not necessarily a beginners mistake, it does at least indicate a lack of thought in design and test.
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