Google’s Emergency Update For Chrome

Google has issued an emergency security update pertaining to all Chrome users after it received confirmation that attackers were exploiting a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in the platform. The emergency update is highly unusual as it addresses just one security flaw, validating its urgency. 

Google published a Chrome stable channel update announcement on March 25, confirming reports that an exploit for the vulnerability exists in the wild.All Chrome users are therefore advised to ensure that their browsers are updates as soon as possible. Not much else is known about the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1096, other than that it is referred to as a Type Confusion in V8. 

Google isn’t saying much more than that there have already been attacks using this zero-day vulnerability. 
Zero-day is the most dangerous form of attack because it means the vulnerability is known to hackers before Google could address and fix it.

As a precaution, the business has withheld certain information from the public, noting that complete specifics on how the exploit worked would not be made public until the majority of customers have the update.

Fortunately, Google was able to deploy a fix before the attack was widely publicised and Chrome version 99.0.4844.84 should be installed as soon as feasible.

The emergency Chrome update to version 99.0.4844.84 is unique in that it only fixes a single security flaw. As a result, all Chrome users are recommended to upgrade their browsers as soon as possible. This references the JavaScript engine employed by Chrome.

The lack of detail is not surprising as the flaw is already being exploited by attackers. Google will likely reveal technical details when an update is able to protect most of the company’s users. Remember to restart your browser after the update has been installed, or it will not activate, and you will still be vulnerable to attack.

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