Download Google Chrome 44.0.2403.89

Google has released version 44 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 44 includes several new app and extension APIs and improvements to stability and performance. In addition, a large number of security vulnerabilities have been fixed. The release notes for this release are as follows:

Stable Channel Update
The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 44 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 44.0.2403.89 contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:

• A number of new apps/extension APIs
• Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance

A list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered in 44.

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 43 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chromium security page for more information.

• [446032] High CVE-2015-1271: Heap buffer overflow in pdfium.
• [459215] High CVE-2015-1273: Heap buffer overflow in pdfium.
• [461858] High CVE-2015-1274: Settings allowed executable files to run immediately after download.
• [462843] High CVE-2015-1275: UXSS in Chrome for Android.
• [472614] High CVE-2015-1276: Use after free in IndexedDB.
• [483981] High CVE-2015-1279: Heap buffer overflow in pdfium.
• [486947] High CVE-2015-1280: Memory corruption in skia.
• [487155] High CVE-2015-1281: CSP bypass.
• [487928] High CVE-2015-1282: Use after free in pdfium.
• [492052] High CVE-2015-1283: Heap buffer overflow in expat.
• [493243] High CVE-2015-1284: Use after free in blink.
• [504011] High CVE-2015-1286: UXSS in blink.
• [419383] Medium CVE-2015-1287: SOP bypass with CSS.
• [444573] Medium CVE-2015-1270: Uninitialized memory read in ICU.
• [451456] Medium CVE-2015-1272: Use-after-free related to unexpected GPU process termination.
• [479743] Medium CVE-2015-1277: Use-after-free in accessibility.
• [482380] Medium CVE-2015-1278: URL spoofing using pdf files.
• [498982] Medium CVE-2015-1285: Information leak in XSS auditor.
• [479162] Low CVE-2015-1288: Spell checking dictionaries fetched over HTTP.

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

• [512110] CVE-2015-1289: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.