A new zero-day flaw affects Chrome. This is the seventh of its kind, and the Mountain View company has asked its users to update the browser as a matter of urgency.
If there were a nobility of security vulnerabilities, zero-day vulnerabilities would be ranked among the purest: not only have they not yet been published, but moreover, there are not yet no known fixes or protections. They most often expose user data, which is always more expensive. Blessed bread for hackers of all kinds who do not hesitate to exploit them to steal the data of billions of Internet users.
The update fixing the flaw is Google Chrome version 105.0.5195.102. Edge, Brave and Opera: all browsers using the free Chromium browser are affected. The flaw exposed by Chrome is a type confusion bug that affects the JavaScript engine (Chrome V8) of the browser through a set of libraries used in the Chromium runtime environment.
This zero-day flaw could cost you your personal data, update Chrome now
As a security measure, Google is not disclosing all available information regarding this vulnerability. It is important not to give too much information to hackers on the prowl in order to give users time to download the new version of Chrome. Remember that the sixth zero-day vulnerability of the year, the huge Chrome flaw last July was exploited to spy on journalists around the world.
Whatever browser you use on a daily basis, it is important for the security of your data to update it as soon as possible. If you use Chrome, the process is very simple.
- Click on the three vertical dots on the far right of the Chrome address bar (customize and control Google Chrome)
- Click on the Help menu
- Click About Chrome
- The update will be done automatically
- Restart your browser for the changes to take effect
It’s even easier to update Chrome on your mobile phone. Just go to the Play Store or the App Store, depending on whether you’re on Android or iPhone, and look for the Chrome app. Chrome has a pretty bad reputation when it comes to security, but let’s at least give credit to Google for being relatively transparent and quickly finding solutions for very serious flaws.
