Google has begun releasing update to its Chrome web browser to fix some security problems, reports CNET.
The new version, 0.2.149.29, replaces the 0.2.149.27 that was released when Google launched the Chrome beta version last week. Update releasing was started on Friday.
"149.29 is a security update and we released it as fast as we could," said Mark Larson, Google Chrome program manager, in a mailing list posting on Sunday. "We would've liked more time to prepare things, but some of the vulnerabilities were made public without giving us a chance to respond, update, and protect our users first. Thanks for being patient as we work out the kinks in all of our processes."
Google doesn't tell yet what security issues the update fixes. The reason for this is that the company wants to wait until all Chrome users have got the update. To check if an update is available, Chrome users can click the wrench icon in Chrome's upper-right corner, then select "about Google Chrome." That will show both the version number and a message indicating whether an update is available.
Though Google didn't tell what vulnerabilities the 149.29 update fixes it revealed that the update contains a fix to JavaScript. That among others fixes a problem that would crash the entire browser if a person typed "about:%" into the address bar.
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