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