The report adds that the company is waiting for the maximum number of users to update the Chrome browser on their devices before it reveals how the exploit works. It is interesting to note that Google has not yet revealed how the flaw can take advantage of a user's device. It is easy to target such users as they don't have the security fix on their devices. The report adds that the security flaw is being used 'in the wild' by people to target users whose devices are not updated yet. According to a report by Android Police, with the release of the latest update Google has fixed the security flaws of its Chrome browser for Android devices and desktop computers. The bugs affect Windows, macOS and Linux versions of the browser. The threat is known to be exploited by malicious actors. One such security flaw fixed by the company is called zero-day vulnerability. With this latest update the company also rolled out a fix for a bunch of security flaws. So it’s worth updating as soon as possible if the current version of the web browser is not the latest.Tech giant Google has rolled out an update for its Chrome web browser. In other words, hackers know about the vulnerability. According to the Dark Reading portal, the vulnerability allows malicious sites to execute arbitrary code on a user’s computer. Google does not disclose details until most users update the software.Īlthough there is one critical bug in the list, the most dangerous is probably the “high” level vulnerability CVE-2022-2856 – for it, according to the official Chrome Releases blog, there is already an exploit actively in use by hackers for it.

We know that the update includes 11 security fixes, ranging from “critical” to “medium”. A critical vulnerability in Google Chrome: you should update the browser immediately Normally, the update automatically installs on the user’s computer, but just in case, it’s worth checking the browser in the “Settings” menu – some users indicate that the download of the update begins only after entering the appropriate section. We know that stable builds 1.101 for macOS and Linux and version 1.102/101 for Windows are already available.

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