It is important to be alert to unexpected versions sent to us by the developers of the different web browsers, as is happening with Google Chrome right now. Sometimes we find ourselves with sudden updates focused on security that we should install as soon as possible, as happens in the case we will tell you about below.
This is a situation that usually occurs when the company responsible for the program detects some serious vulnerability which must be patched as soon as possible. Companies like Google cannot afford to keep vulnerabilities in their projects and put their hundreds of millions of users at risk.
If we focus on the case at hand in these same lines, we will tell you that the search giant has now announced that it has patched the Tenth Zero Day Vulnerability of the Year in its Chrome browser. The curious thing about all this is that just a few days ago it was also forced to patch a similar vulnerability, which was the ninth of the year.
Once we know all this, it is worth mentioning that the aforementioned ninth vulnerability was a error in the backend of the V8 JavaScript engine compiler. This allowed remote attackers to exploit corruption from a crafted HTML page, something that has since been fixed. On the other hand, if we focus on the latest security flaw, Zero Day, which has been named CVE-2024-7971, was reported by a security researcher known as TheDog.
This happened a few weeks ago and it is now that Google has corrected the vulnerability in version 128.0.6613.84/.85 of Chrome. security patch is released for Windows, Linux and macOS based computers.
How to update Chrome and keep it secure
The update is being distributed to all users on the stable channel of the program from now on. The latest vulnerability, CVE-2024-7971, is also caused by a V8 type error. In addition, the search company itself has established a high level of danger for this security flaw.
At the same time, the company confirms that the vulnerability itself has already been exploited, but it has not wanted to share more details about the attacks carried out. All this while waiting for the majority of users to update the patch that is available from today and that is responsible for keeping them safe.
We always have the option to automatically update the web browser and thus keep up to date. We just have to go to the main menu of the program and in the Help / About Google Chrome section, we will see how We received the new security patch. Please note that some users will have to wait a few hours until they can receive this update that we are telling you about.
What’s more, the company itself is urging us to carry out this process as soon as possible to avoid any risks. Especially considering that we are talking about a vulnerability that has already been exploited in the last few weeks.