Stable Channel Update for Desktop
The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 157 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks. Chrome 157.0.8103.38 (Linux) 157.0.8103.38/.39 Windows/Mac contains a number of fixes and improvements -- 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…
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Who is affected
Home users · Small businesses · Enterprises · Developers
What you should do · Patch
Apply the vendor's security update for Windows, Chrome, Linux and Claude. Check the linked advisory for affected and fixed versions, and put internet-facing systems first.
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