Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Stable security updates

Google has released Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Stable for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Chrome Frame to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The full details about changes that are in this version of Google Chrome listed in What's new in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Stable section.

Overview
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It has one box for everything: Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Will give you thumbnails of your top sites, access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop.
Google Chrome 16.0 contains some great improvements, updates, and new features including enhancements to Sync and the ability to create multiple profiles on a single instance of Chrome.

Install Google Chrome
To install Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Stable please visit http://www.google.com/chrome website.

Google Chrome 16.0.912.77

What's new in Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Stable (January 23, 2012)
Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 includes the following security fixes:
Security fixes and rewards:
  1. [$1000] [106484] High CVE-2011-3924: Use-after-free in DOM selections. Credit to Arthur Gerkis. (High)
  2. [$3133.7] [107182] Critical CVE-2011-3925: Use-after-free in Safe Browsing navigation. Credit to Chamal de Silva. * (Critical)
  3. [108461] High CVE-2011-3928: Use-after-free in DOM handling. Credit to wushi of team509 reported through ZDI (ZDI-CAN-1415). (High)
  4. [$1000] [108605] High CVE-2011-3927: Uninitialized value in Skia. Credit to miaubiz. (High)
  5. [$1000] [109556] High CVE-2011-3926: Heap-buffer-overflow in tree builder. Credit to Arthur Gerkis. (High)
The bugs 106484, 107182, 108461, and 109556 were detected using AddressSanitizer.

Note: * Bug 107182 was fixed in 16.0.912.75 but accidentally excluded from the release notes.

Source: Google Chrome Releases

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