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Steam Client Update Released

Client Update - Valve
Oct 23, 2020
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General
  • Fixed remote code exploit in Chromium Embedded Framework freetype library (CVE-2020-15999)


Remote Play Together
  • Fixed inviting more than one player to a game


Steam Input
  • Improved support for games using Windows raw input APIs
    Unity games using the Rewired plugin should upgrade to the latest release, version 1.1.36.1.


Linux
  • Fixed Proton 5.13 on systems that do not define XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (steam-runtime#284)

  • Fixed Proton 5.13 'Force Exit'

  • Fixed Proton 5.13 sub-dependencies download bug happening on first install

  • soldier runtime 0.20201022.0:

  • Fixed libtheora performance problem (misconfiguration)

  • libcapsule: fixed start failures caused by leftover NVIDIA driver pieces (steam-runtime#282 steam-runtime#275)

  • steam-runtime-tools: pick the correct DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY, fixes Gnome+Wayland and related problems (steam-runtime#283)

  • scout runtime 0.20201022.1


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