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Google security patch release for CVE-2026-5281

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Google issued emergency Chrome updates to fix CVE-2026-5281, a use-after-free flaw in Dawn/WebGPU that was exploited in the wild, creating crash, corruption, and browser stability risk for Chrome Stable Desktop users. The out-of-band fix is rolling out to Windows, macOS, and Linux users. It is the fourth actively exploited Chrome zero-day patched since the start of the year.

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  1. 01.04.2026 13:25 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Google releases emergency Chrome fixes for CVE-2026-5281

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    Google released emergency Chrome updates for CVE-2026-5281, a use-after-free flaw in Dawn/WebGPU, after finding evidence that threat actors exploited the zero-day in the wild. Fixed Stable Desktop builds are rolling out to Windows, macOS, and Linux users, and the out-of-band update may take days or weeks to reach all systems.

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