Google has identified and patched a fifth vulnerability inChromethis year.
This new zero-day exploit came to light after an anonymous security researcher reported it to Google.
The company took cognizance of this highly severe issue and released a patch.
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Whats the Damage?
Hackers can leverage this exploit to perform code execution, steal data, or crash the system.
It gave no further clarification on the reason behind this exploit and the number of users affected by it.
Theadvisorymentioned that an update has been issued for Windows and Mac users.
Since there are two stable and extended stable channels, the updated versions are different.
Which Update Should You Download?
Stable version users must download the 124.0.6367.201/.202 for Mac and Windows and 124.0.6367.201 for Linux.
For the extended stable channel, Google has released the 124.0.6367.201 update for Mac and Windows.
Google advised that the roll-out could take a few days/weeks to complete.
you might also manually check for updates by typingchrome://options/helpin the URL bar.
Then check and download the latest update.
After that restart the internet tool to apply the update.
source: www.techworm.net
