Google Patches Two Critical Memory Corruption Flaws in Chrome WebGL and Dawn Components
Google has released a security update for Chrome that fixes 15 vulnerabilities, including two critical memory corruption flaws in the WebGL and Dawn components.
The most severe issues are identified as CVE-2026-76034 and CVE-2026-76036. Both are buffer overflow vulnerabilities that may allow writes outside the intended memory boundaries. CVE-2026-76034 resides in WebGL, the technology the browser uses to process 2D and 3D graphics on web pages and applications. The issue was reported internally by Google on 15 July.
CVE-2026-76036 affects Dawn, the Chromium implementation related to WebGPU. This interface provides web applications with more efficient access to device graphics resources and also processes content received during browsing. Memory corruption flaws in these components can cause crashes and, under specific conditions, open the door to remote code execution.
The critical rating increases the urgency for rapid updates on systems exposed to the web. Chrome has been updated to versions 151.0.7922.169/.170 on Windows and macOS and 151.0.7922.169 on Linux. Android received version 151.0.7922.169 with the same security fixes.
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