Google has released an updated version of Chrome 36 for Windows , Mac , and Linux , which includes a number of security fixes.
A total of 12 vulnerabilities have been fixed in this new version of Chrome , several of which were discovered by independent researchers, who were rewarded for their efforts through Google 's bug bounty program .
For a use - after - free vulnerability in web sockets ( CVE -2014-3165), Google paid the amount of €1,500 to researcher Collin Payne , while so far there is no additional information about this specific vulnerability.
Additionally, the Google received a detailed report on a security issue that could lead to information disclosure via the SPDY (CVE-2014-3166), thanks to researcherAntoine Delignat-Lavaud.
To address the vulnerability , Chrome developers have decided to disable SPDY and QUIC session pooling in the latest version of the browser. SPDY is a communication protocol designed to increase page loading speed and security by handling HTTP traffic .
Google also released an updated version of Adobe Flash Player , patching 7 critical security vulnerabilities in the application.
