Google Chrome rolls out new update with fix for critical security bug, users should download it immediately

If you’re using Google Chrome, you should upgrade it right now. Google has revealed that its Chrome browser contains a high-risk zero-day vulnerability that is currently being exploited by hackers. As a result, if the new version is not implemented, your data and the device on which the Chrome browser is installed may remain vulnerable to hacking. The fact that Google issued the latest version as an emergency update suggests that the browser’s security flaw is serious.

Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 has been released for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with Google recommending users to update their browsers as soon as possible. Google said in a Chrome Releases Blog Post that this version only includes one security update, which addresses the zero-day exploit CVE-2022-1096, which was first reported by an unknown researcher earlier this month. According to Google, the zero-day flaw is in Chrome’s JavaScript engine, and hackers are already working on exploits to inject malicious code into the browser. Google said it won’t share any further details about the flaw until a large number of Chrome users have installed the patch.

The issue affects the Microsoft Edge browser because it is based on the Chromium engine. Microsoft has acknowledged that the flaw exists in Edge and that a patch has already been released to protect users from any potential exploitation. The CVE-2022-1096 vulnerability is no longer present in the Microsoft Edge browser version 99.0.1150.55 or higher, however if you have a version lower than this, you should take this matter seriously and update your browser.

While nothing is known about CVE-2022-1096, various research articles have suggested that problem is a “Type Confusion in V8.” This simply refers to the JavaScript engine of the Chromium-based browsers Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Since the anonymous researcher disclosed details of the vulnerability with Google privately, it is now up to Google to decide when and if it wishes to make the information public. Its present choice to not do so may be based on the belief that doing so would cause panic, leading to consumers uninstalling Chrome rather than updating it.

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