Google Chrome Has Security Updates Users Need To Install ASAP

Installing the most recent browser update for Google Chrome is necessary for users of Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems in order to guard against a critical security flaw that hackers are actively attempting to exploit.

Google disclosed in a blog post  that “it is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-3075 exists in the wild.” The vulnerability was brought to Google’s attention by an unnamed tipster on August 30, and the company anticipates rolling out the update to all users in the ensuing days or weeks.

Regarding the nature of the flaw, the company is yet to disclose information publicly, but we gathered that it has to do with “Insufficient data validation” in Mojo, a group of runtime libraries used by Chromium, the codebase upon which Google Chrome is designed.

“Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix,” the company said. By withholding those data for the time being from the public. Google believes it is making it more difficult for hackers to discover how to exploit the vulnerability before the next update closes the window for assault attack  

To activate the update, Chrome users must restart the browser. For Windows, Mac, and Linux, this will update Chrome to version 105.0.5195.102. Click the three dots in the top right corner of your browser to make sure you’re using the most recent version. You can find out if Chrome is the most recent version on your device by going to “Help,” then “About Google Chrome.”

This latest update arrives just a few days after Google Chrome version 105 was launched on August 30th. 24 security fixes had previously been included in that release. Evidently, even it was just not enough.

This is Chrome’s sixth encounter with a zero-day vulnerability so far this year. According to BleepingComputer, the most recent vulnerability to be extensively exploited was merely discovered in mid-August.