Download Google Chrome 42.0.2311.135

Google has released an update to version 42 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. Version 42 includes several new app and extension APIs and 45 security vulnerabilities have been fixed. Furthermore, Google has the answer to the ultimate question about Life, the Universe and Everything found it† Five additional security vulnerabilities have been fixed in this update.

Stable Channel Update

The stable channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.135 for Windows, Mac and Linux. A 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 5 security fixes† Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.

• [453279] High CVE-2015-1243: Use after free in DOM.

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

• [481777] CVE-2015-1250: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.