Google Chrome 29.0.1547.57 Stable is available for download

Google Chrome Stable channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.57 for Windows, Linux, Mac and Chrome Frame platforms. Chrome 29.0.1547.57 brings a number of improvements and fixes.

What's new in Chrome 29?
Chrome 29.0.1547.57 contains a number of improvments, including:

Smarter omnibox suggestions
Chrome 29 contains improvements to omnibox suggestions based on the recency of websites visited, so you’ll get more contextually relevant suggestions at the right time.

Ability to reset your profile back to its original state
Chrome 29 added a new option to the Chrome settings page to let you restore it back to its original state without affect your themes, bookmarks or apps.
Here’s how to find this option:
  1. Click on the Chrome menu
  2. Select Settings
  3. Click Show advanced settings
  4. And click on the "Reset browser settings" button.

Many new apps and extensions APIs
In addition, for Android phone or tablet user, Chrome 29 introduces several new Chrome Apps APIs that improve the way to navigate and interact with the web. You may notice pages loading faster, and the latest implementation of WebRTC technology allows you to chat face-to-face through your browser without installing any plugins.

Download Google Chrome Stable Channel
Google Chrome 29.0.1547.57 Stable is available here: http://www.google.com/chrome


Security fixes:
This update includes 8 security fixes. Here are highlight some fixes:
  • [$1337] [181617] CVE-2013-2900: Incomplete path sanitization in file handling. Credit to Krystian Bigaj. (High)
  • [$500] [254159] CVE-2013-2905: Information leak via overly broad permissions on shared memory files. Credit to Christian Jaeger. (Low)
  • [$1337] [257363] CVE-2013-2901: Integer overflow in ANGLE. Credit to Alex Chapman. (High)
  • [$1000] [260105] CVE-2013-2902: Use after free in XSLT. Credit to cloudfuzzer. (High)
  • [$1000] [260156] CVE-2013-2903: Use after free in media element. Credit to cloudfuzzer. (High)
  • [$1000] [260428] CVE-2013-2904: Use after free in document parsing. Credit to cloudfuzzer. (High)

Additional fixes:
  • [274602] CVE-2013-2887: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives (Chrome 29).

References:
Google Chrome Stable Update
Smarter omnibox suggestions for all

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