Google recently announced that it would be introducing a four-week release cycle for its Chrome browser.įinal thought on this: Hopefully this goes well – after all, we already suffer from featuritis and that the browser has become a performance-guzzling monster with umpteen vulnerabilities. However, you can also download this build here. The Chrome version for Windows, Mac and Linux will be rolled out to systems via the automatic update function in the next few days. So, the browser should be updated quickly. Other issues have been tracked down and fixed internally through audits and fuzzing. Some of the vulnerabilities are rated High. Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2021-21193 exists in the wild. High CVE-2021-21193: Use after free in Blink.Microsoft, Mozilla plan new upgrade tactics for Edge, Firefox. Reported by Abdulrahman Alqabandi, Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research on Chrome, Edge kick off faster release cadence enterprises can skip versions with Extended. High CVE-2021-21192: Heap buffer overflow in tab groups.High CVE-2021-21191: Use after free in WebRTC.Here are some highlighted vulnerabilities that have been fixed. The Google blog has this post with a list of vulnerabilities closed in Chrome. Brave plans to stick to this new schedule as well.The info came to my attention on several websites. However, companies must opt for the Extended Stable schedule as the four-week cadence will be the default, according to Microsoft.Īlso, Edge isn’t the only Chromium-based browser moving to a four-week release cycle. There will be a new version every eight weeks. Like Google, Microsoft also offers corporate customers the option to opt for longer release cycles as part of the Extended Stable schedule. However, unlike Microsoft, Google didn’t specify a specific month for this shift. Google has also promised to switch to Chrome and switch to Chrome 94 in the third quarter. This updated release cycle will take effect with Edge 94, which is expected to be released in September. “As a contributor to the Chromium project, we are looking forward to the new 4-week cadence for the main version cycle that Google has announced to make this innovation available to our customers even faster,” Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday.Īlso read: Google is accelerating Chrome’s release cycle to four weeks Now Microsoft has decided to do the same and will adjust the Microsoft Edge browser release cycle to match that of Google Chrome. This decision was made in order to improve the security, speed and stability of the browser. Google announced earlier this month that it would accelerate the release cycle for Chrome updates from the current six weeks to four weeks.
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