Google Chrome has addressed a zero-day security flaw affecting a Chrome component that renders web content on a user’s screen, ensuring safety for Chrome users on all desktop platforms. Users must update their browsers to stay secure.
As per Google’s latest blog post, a security patch for desktop versions of Google Chrome has been released. The latest updates have been rolled out to fix a high-severity security bug in the recent stable version of Chrome.
According to the search engine behemoth, an attacker can use this vulnerability to gain control of a user’s computer when they visit a maliciously constructed website. By doing so, they would be able to access and manage the system remotely or retrieve data. It is said to impact a component of Chrome that produces web content on the user’s screen.
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Chrome users on desktop computers using any version of the browser must make sure it is updated to the most recent version. If the “Update Google Chrome” option isn’t displayed, users can access this menu by clicking the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen, selecting Help > About Google Chrome, and finally clicking on Update Google Chrome.
The Stable channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.201/.202 for Mac and Windows and 124.0.6367.201 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.
The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.201 for Mac and Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
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The company reports that it has fixed a previously unreported free vulnerability (CVE-2024-4671) that affects Chrome’s Visuals component and was discovered by an unnamed outside researcher.
