Security gaps reappear in common browsers. Google Chrome is no exception. The latest update to version 96.0.4664.110 fixes five issues simultaneously. One of them is “important”, the other is “high”, one is like Google Web site Reported.
Important vulnerability (CVE-2021-4098) affects Chrome’s inter-process-communication-system (IPC) mojo. Vulnerability CVE-2021-4102, which is classified as “high”, affects the JavaScript engine V8. Attackers can trigger a memory error and use it to install malware.
Update for Chrome: How to get a security connection
However, overall, Google provides very little information on personal issues. Most users preferred to wait with more details until the update was installed. In addition, they like to give developers of other programs affected by the same bugs the relevant patch.
New update available for MacOS, Linux and Windows. To check which version is currently installed, click the three dots in the upper right corner, then “Help” and “About Google Chrome”. Version number will now be displayed here. Conveniently, if this does not already happen automatically, download the update at this point. We recommend that you do this as soon as possible.
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