Google’s latest stable release for desktop and Android addresses 213 vulnerabilities, including flaws in graphics components that could potentially enable code execution beyond Chrome’s sandbox.
Google has pushed out a new stable release of Chrome for desktop and Android, fixing 213 security flaws in one of the browser’s largest vulnerability batches this year. According to Google’s Chrome Releases blog, the update began rolling out on 3 November 2026 for Windows, macOS and Linux, with the Android build following through Google Play over the next few days. The company said the patch set covers issues ranging from low-severity user-interface defects to flaws rated critical. The release also brings the browser to version 157.0.8103.38 on Linux and Android, and 157.0.8103.38/.39 on Windows and macOS.
Among the most serious bugs listed by Google are a buffer overflow in Dawn and a memory-corruption issue in ANGLE, two components that sit close to Chrome’s graphics stack. Security records linked to the release indicate that both flaws could potentially allow code execution outside the browser’s security sandbox if a user opened a specially crafted page. Google has not published full technical detail on every issue, a common practice when fixes are still propagating to most users.
The advisory also points to a wider spread of high- and medium-severity problems, including an authentication error in BackgroundFetch, an out-of-bounds read in ANGLE, and weaknesses in File API and Web Packaging. That breadth matters because it shows the update is not addressing a single bug class but multiple layers of the browser’s handling of content, permissions and rendering. In practical terms, that makes prompt updating more important for both desktop and mobile users, particularly where the browser is used for work, payments or sign-in sessions.
Google says the desktop rollout will continue over the coming days and weeks, so not every device will receive the new build immediately. However, the company’s help pages note that users can check for updates manually from Chrome’s menu and complete installation by restarting the browser. For Android, the update is expected to appear in Google Play within days. For users who rely on Chrome daily, the advice is simple: install the new version as soon as it becomes available.
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