Google has just confirmed the second clutch of security updates for the Chrome browser in July. Version 103.0.5060.134 for all Windows, Mac, and Linux users will become available in the coming days. While this update will roll out automatically, users who don't restart their browser regularly are advised to check manually and force the security patch activation.

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In total, this update to Chrome 103.0.5060.134 fixes 11 security issues. Five of these were discovered by internal security audits and 'fuzzing' which is an automatic process looking for exceptions when providing unexpected or random inputs. The remaining six issues are vulnerabilities uncovered by security researchers. Unlike the first Chrome update this month, none are zero days where attackers are known to be already exploiting them in the wild. It would also appear that there are no security fixes in the Android Chrome update announced at the same time.

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Five of the six vulnerabilities are rated as high impact, with the sixth being a low impact issue. In total, $33,500 in bug bounties was awarded to the researchers who disclosed the vulnerabilities. Some $23,000 of this went to just two researchers, one of which, surprisingly, was for that low-impact vulnerability.

As usual, there is little detailed information available currently. Google sensibly withholds this until such a time as a majority of the userbase has had the opportunity to update. Here's what we do know: