Google released a new stable version of its Chrome web browser. Chrome 5.0.375.125 is now available for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame. The new version parches seven vulnerabilities, six of which were submitted from the outside and were eligible for a bounty.

Two people received $1337 each for a workaround of a Windows kernel bug and a glibc bug, while four bugs that received a “high” rating on Google’s scale were rewarded with a $500 payment.

The developer version of Chrome has arrived at version 6.0.477.0 and should be released as beta within the coming weeks. According to Google’s latest schedule changes we would expect the browser to be available as final at some time in August. You can find an overview of the new features in Chrome 6 here.

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