Overview
- Google promoted Chrome 157 to the stable channel on Tuesday, Nov. 3, delivering fixes for 213 vulnerabilities across Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
- Seven flaws were rated Critical, including a buffer overflow in Dawn (WebGPU) and a memory corruption in ANGLE, both of which affect the browser's graphics and rendering layers.
- Google says none of the patched bugs are known to have been exploited in the wild, but it warns users to update because memory‑safety and use‑after‑free bugs can let sites execute code outside the browser sandbox.
- The company has paid $31,000 so far to external researchers for reports tied to this release and has left bounty amounts undecided for 39 other findings reported by outside contributors.
- Chrome 157 follows a pattern of frequent large security rollouts and will be succeeded by Chrome 158 in about two weeks, so users should check About Google Chrome or let automatic updates run to stay current.