Google releases one more urgent Chrome update
Take action: This one is not urgent, but it is important. Nobody releases an update for just one flaw until there is something very important about that flaw. Update your Chrome and Chromium based browsers (Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, Edge...). It's very probable that this flaw will soon be reported as exploited. Patching is super easy, all your tabs reopen.
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Google has released another urgent security update for its Chrome browser to patch a vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-8292 (CVSS score 8.8) and is as a use-after-free memory corruption issue affecting the Chrome's Media Stream component which is heavily used in video conferencing, screen sharing, and live content streaming applications.
The anonymous researcher who reported this issue was awarded $8,000 through Google's Vulnerability Reward Program.
Google released this emergency update as part of Chrome version 138.0.7204.183/.184 for Windows and Mac systems, and version 138.0.7204.183 for Linux distributions.
The stable channel update will roll out over the coming days. Security experts strongly recommend users manually trigger the update process instead of waiting for automatic deployment.
The fact that Google chose to release an emergency update for a single flaw indicates that this is a very serious issue.
Users can manually check for and install the update by navigating to Chrome's settings menu and selecting "Help" followed by "About Google Chrome."
