It's time to update Chrome ASAP - again! - to fix this critical flaw

Google Chrome users who want to stay safe and secure will want to update their browser to the latest version. That's because it contains a fix for a critical vulnerability that could cause Chrome to crash or even infect your system or device with malware. On Wednesday, Google released Chrome version 134.0.6998.117/.118 for Windows and Mac and 134.0.6998.117 for Linux. Rolling out over the next few days and weeks, this version offers several security fixes. But the patch for the critical vulnerability is the most important one. Also: I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome) As described in the NIST vulnerability database, CVE-2025-2476 points to "Use after free in Lens in Google Chrome prior to 134.0.6998.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page." And what does that mean in layman's terms? Let's break it down. "Use after free" is a type of memory corruption in which a program continues to use a block of memory even after it's been freed. Lens in Google Chrome refers to the Google Lens tool that can search for and identify items you spot through your phone's camera. "Heap corruption" means that someone could exploit data stored in the block of memory. And "a crafted HTML page" -- in this instance -- is a web page custom-designed for malicious purposes. Put them together, and any previous version of Chrome is susceptible to web pages created by attackers that would take advantage of cor...