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Firefox 118.0.2

As of October 10, 2023, Mozilla developers have released the Firefox 118.0.2 update. The updates fixed several bugs (see the release notes). Thanks to the reader for the tip.

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Google Chrome 118.0.5993.70 / .71

Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 118 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on October 10, 2023. The entry ican be found on the Google blog. The stable channel has been updated to version … Continue reading

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Edge 117.0.2045.55 (October 4, 2023)

[German]Microsoft updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 117.0.2045.55 on October 4, 2023. The release notes state, "Fixed various bugs and performance issues". The update fixed the Chromium Type Confusion vulnerability (CVE-2023-5346) in V8 with severity level … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 117.0.5938.149/.150 closes vulnerability

Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 117 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on October 3, 2023. The announcement can be found on the Google blog. The stable channel has been updated to version … Continue reading

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Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0, and 115.3.1

As of September 28, 2023, Mozilla developers have released security updates of Firefox 118.0.1, 118.1.0 and 115.3.1. The updates closed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx). An overview of the security fixes can be found here (thanks … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Google Chrome 117.0.5938.132

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 117 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on September 27, 2023. It is a security update that should be rolled out and fix several vulnerabilities (some classified as … Continue reading

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Browser selection screens comes in the EU; Mozilla warns against "dirty tricks"

[German]Browser selection screens are likely to become standard again in the EU from 2024 thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In anticipation of the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Mozilla has addressed the issue and warns against "dirty … Continue reading

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Firefox 118 and 115.3 ESR released

[German]As of September 26, 2023, the Mozilla developers have released the new Firefox 118 as well as the Firefox 115.3 ESR maintenance update. Some vulnerabilities were closed with the updates. Here is a brief overview of the updates in question, … Continue reading

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Vivaldi developer complains in letter to EU about Microsoft's approach to Edge

[German]Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi and former founder of Opera, both browsers intended as alternatives to Chrome or Edge, has written an open letter to the EU Commission. In it, he laments Microsoft's practice of discouraging users from using … Continue reading

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Edge 117.0.2045.35/36 (19. Sept. 2023)

[German]Microsoft first updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 117.0.2045.35 on September 19, 2023, and then to version 117.0.2045.36 shortly thereafter. The release notes here and here respectively state, "Fixed various bugs and performance issues for the … Continue reading

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