Download Google Chrome 40.0.2214.111

Google has released an update to version 40 of its Chrome web browser. Google Chrome is available for Windows, Linux, and OS X. There are also versions for Android and iOS, but they follow a slightly different release schedule. New in version 40 includes a new information screen for Chrome apps and a notification is generated when the clock is ahead or behind. Furthermore, a large number of mainly minor but also a few serious security problems have been fixed. This update only contains bug fixes.

Stable Channel Update
The stable channel has been updated to 40.0.2214.111 for Windows, Mac and Linux. A full list of changes is available in the log†

Security Fixes and Rewards
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

This update includes 11 security fixes† Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.

• [447906] high CVE-2015-1209: Use after free in DOM.
• [453979] high CVE-2015-1210: Cross-origin bypass in V8 bindings.
• [453982] high CVE-2015-1211: Privilege escalation using service workers.

As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:

• [455225] CVE-2015-1212: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.