The latest Google Chrome version - 0.4.154.25 -has been released.
Users of the browser will automatically get updated in the next few days. They can also open About Google Chrome (from the wrench menu) to get the update at any time.
New Features
- Bookmark manager with import/export.
Use the 'Customize and control Google Chrome' (wrench) menu to open the Bookmark manager. You can search bookmarks, create folders, and drag and drop bookmarks to new locations. The Bookmark Manager's Tools menu lets you export or import bookmarks.
- Privacy section in Options.
We grouped together all of the configuration options for features that might send data to another service. Open the wrench menu, click Options, and select the Under the Hood tab.
- New blocked pop-up notification
The pop-up blocker formerly just minimized pop-up windows to the lower right corner of the browser window, create one 'constrained' window for each pop-up. Now, Google Chrome displays one small notification in the corner that shows the number of blocked pop-ups. A menu on the notification lets you open a specific pop-up, if needed.
Security Issues
This release fixes an issue with downloaded HTML files being able to read other files on your computer and send them to sites on the Internet. We now prevent local files from connecting to the network with XMLHttpRequest() and also prompt you to confirm a download if it is an HTML file.
Severity: Moderate. If a user could be enticed to open a downloaded HTML file, this flaw could be exploited to send arbitrary files to an attacker. [Originally fixed in 154.18]
Other Updates
Bug-fix updates (no new features) to major components: Gears is updated to version 0.5.4.0 (from 0.4.24.0). V8 (JavaScript engine) is updated to 0.3.9.2 (from 0.3.5.0).
