Note: security issue – update your Chrome browser now

Do you see in Chrome at the top right that an update is ready? Make sure you have it done as soon as possible. Google has released a patch for a major security vulnerability in the Chrome web browser.

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It is a zero-day bug, more precisely a confusion bug in the V8 Javascript engine. This means that something is not properly checked before it is loaded, so that you can secretly use malicious code without being properly checked. It is not the first time that problems have arisen in the Javascript engine: last year Google also had to come up with various patches.

Hackers would very actively exploit this weakness in the software. The further ins and outs are not really given, but the most important thing for now is to make sure you have the most recent version of Chrome running. Are you sure you have the right version? It’s Google Chrome 112.0.5615.121. This is the web version of the application, so you can download it on Linux, Windows and macOS.

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The vulnerability has code CVE-2023-2033 and Google writes of its silence: “Access to bug details and links may be restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also enforce restrictions if the bug is in a third-party library that other projects depend on, if not already fixed.” So it seems to be a pretty serious mistake.

If you want to check which version of Chrome you are running, go to the three dots in the top right corner of the Chrome browser. You then select ‘settings’ and then choose ‘About Chrome’ at the bottom left. The window reloads and checks whether you are running the most recent version of the browser. So just check, then you know that you can safely continue using the internet afterwards.

Do you use Chrome, or do you choose another browser? Leave it now in the comments to this article.