![]() Head for the Help|About option in your Google Chrome menu, and if the update is available, it will automatically start downloading. MORE FROM FORBES Why You Must Factory Reset Everything: A Privacy 1 By Davey Winder How to apply the Google Chrome security patch now All Chrome users are therefore advised to ensure their browsers are updated as a matter of urgency.īecause the Chromium engine powers a lot of different web browsers, including Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi, it's likely that security updates for these will also be forthcoming. ![]() The likely attack methodology simply being the successful direction of the victim to a malicious web page. Google recently started rolling out the new features, Energy and Memory saving modes for its Chrome browsers. It's another 'type confusion' problem, as with the previous emergency Chrome update, that sits within the V8 JavaScript engine. However, according to the Center for Internet Security the vulnerability represents a high risk as it could allow for arbitrary code execution. Visiting a website could let attackers take control of your computer Google is celebrating Chrome 100 with a shiny new icon, more tools for web apps, and some feature removals you may not like. As is usual in such cases, Google has yet to make any technical details of the vulnerability public and won't until such a time that a majority of Chrome users have been able to apply the fix. The particular, single, vulnerability that has been addressed in this still unusual update, despite it happening twice in 10 days now, is listed as the high-severity CVE-2022-1232. Let me tell you why: it confirms the security maturity of Google in that these serious vulnerabilities are being found and patched. ![]() Google security maturity is evident by these timely updatesīefore I go any further, let me just say that I think this is actually a good thing. Microsoft has now updated the browser to version 1.36 and confirmed that this latest iteration of Edge "is no longer vulnerable." You can both check to see what version of the browser you are running and initiate the latest update, head to the 'Help and feedback' settings menu option and then select 'About Microsoft Edge.' If your browser needs updating the download will automatically kick in, but you will need to restart Edge to be protected. ![]() ![]() Update April 8: If you are a user of the Microsoft Edge browser then it's vital you check to ensure that it is protected from CVE-2022-1232. ![]()
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