Google Issues High-Risk Security Patch for 3.5 Billion Chrome Users: What You Need to Know

Google released Chrome updates (versions 146.0.7680.164/165 for Windows/Mac, 146.0.7680.164 for Linux, and 146.0.76380.164 for Android) that fix eight high-severity vulnerabilities — including heap buffer overflows, out-of-bounds reads, use-after-free bugs, and an integer overflow — in core browser components (WebAudio, CSS, WebGL, WebGPU/Dawn, Fonts, FedCM). Details are being withheld to prevent exploitation while the update rolls out; users should manually check About Google Chrome and click Relaunch to apply the fixes immediately.