Important: Chrome security alert

[MoodyBlues]

This applies to desktop Chrome, all platforms (Linux/Mac/Windows):

"Update Your Browsers As ‘High Severity’ Zero-Day Exploit Confirmed"

Details are in this article. The gist of it is that there's a real and dangerous threat, and everyone should update to v78.0.3904.87--however, the average user is at low risk of actually falling prey.

Mods: x-posting to Lounge for visibility

 

[ocnbrze]

meh:

"For me, it's relatively low risk, with Google quickly acknowledging the vulnerabilities," Mike Thompson, an application security specialist, "it's another day at the 'zero-day' office where, in my humble opinion, the likelihood of any real damage is minimal."

John Opdenakker, an ethical hacker, agrees that it's good to see Google acting so quickly, "particularly as far as the one that's already been exploited in the wild is concerned," he says.

Having done some further digging, as ethical hackers have a habit of doing, Opdenakker says, "this most severe vulnerability can only be exploited via specially crafted websites," which means, "the average user shouldn't lose any sleep."

plus i'm on chrome os so it should not affect me. but it is good to know and luckily google is doing something about it. i guess a simple update would not hurt to do.

 

[prabhat222310]

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[ocnbrze]

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[MoodyBlues]

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(As hippies used to say.)

 

[lvt]

I still use ESR Firefox