Chrome received a "Zero-Day" update this morning from Monday (14) to Tuesday (15). Google has released Chrome Update 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac and Linux to fix a high severity vulnerability used in attacks. This is the first update made available by the browser in 2022 and serves to prevent attacks.
Google says in its released security advisory:
"Google is aware of reports that an exploit exists for CVE-2022-0609."
How to update Google Chrome
Although the browser should refresh automatically at some point, it is possible to perform the procedure automatically. Just click on the vertical "..." in the upper right corner of Chrome, go to "Help" and click "About Google Chrome". Once this is done, the browser will check for new updates and install them the next time the browser is opened again.
Chrome: "Zero-Day" Update Fixes Summary
The "Zero-Day" bug fixed today was named CVE-2022-0609 and is described as "Use after free in Animation". This vulnerability was assigned a high severity level and was discovered by Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group.
The flaws are exploited by attackers after bugs occur to run arbitrary code on computers that do not have the latest Chrome update. Google even detected incidents where the vulnerability, but no technical details or information about the cases were provided.
During its post, Google mentions that "access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until the majority of users are updated with a fix". In this latest update, in addition to fixing the critical security bug, seven other security-related vulnerabilities have been addressed.
Chrome: First "Zero-Day" Update of the Year 2022
Today's update is being the first "Zero-Day" made available in 2022 for Google Chrome. However, it is likely that others will occur during the year. In 2021 we had 16 "Zero-Day" updates. Check it out below:
- CVE-2021-21148 - February 4th
- CVE-2021-21166 - March 2
- CVE-2021-21193 - March 12
- CVE-2021-21220 - April 13
- CVE-2021-21224 - April 20
- CVE-2021-30551 - June 9
- CVE-2021-30554 - June 17
- CVE-2021-30563 - July 15th
- CVE-2021-30632 and CVE-2021-30633 - September 13th
- CVE-2021-37973 - September 24
- CVE-2021-37976 and CVE-2021-37975 - September 30th
- CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003 - October 28
- CVE-2021-4102 - December 13
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