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Google has released an unscheduled update to its proprietary Chrome browser for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Google has released an unscheduled update to its proprietary Chrome browser for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Google has released an important Chrome update - fixing a dangerous "hole" that is actively used by hackers
Chrome update number 104.0.5112.101 (for macOS and Linux) and 104.0.5112.102/101 for Windows is aimed to fix a serious zero-day vulnerability CVE-2022-2856 that was used by hackers in their attacks.

The vulnerability has been assigned a high threat level. It was discovered by Ashley Shen and Christian Resell of the Threat Analysis Group at Google. The vulnerability allows malicious sites to execute arbitrary code on a user's computer. This is the fifth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome discovered in 2022