Google Chrome 151 Patches Critical Use-After-Free Bug and Six High-Severity Flaws
Brief
Google has rolled out a new Stable channel update for Chrome Desktop, bumping the browser to version 151.
- 7922. 173/. 174 for Windows and Mac, and 151.
- 7922. 173 for Linux.
Announced on August 20, 2026, the release addresses seven security vulnerabilities, one of which is rated Critical severity. The most serious flaw, CVE-2026-76017, is a use-after-free vulnerability in Chromoting, Chrome’s remote desktop component.
Use-after-free bugs occur when a program continues referencing a memory location after it has been freed, which attackers can often exploit to execute arbitrary code or crash the browser. Google credited its own internal team for reporting the issue on June 11, 2026.