It is relatively common for there to be vulnerabilities that put the proper functioning and security of systems and applications at risk. Normally the developers themselves release patches and updates as soon as they detect a bug. This means that we must always have everything updated correctly. In this case, it is a new vulnerability that affects the Google Chrome browser, so you must update it as soon as possible.
Chrome fixes a new zero-day bug
So far this year Google Chrome has already fixed four zero-day bugs. We are facing the fifth vulnerability of this type and it has just been corrected. Specifically, Google’s browser has released a new update to correct more than 10 vulnerabilities, one of which was this zero-day bug that is being exploited.
These updates are available to users running Windows, macOS, or Linux. As usually happens in these cases, Google has not given information about the zero-day vulnerability, since they do not want to give clues so that there are hackers who can exploit it until a large number of users have updated their browser.
This latest zero-day vulnerability has been logged as CVE-2022-2856 . It has been rated as a security issue of high severity and would allow an attacker to exploit a feature to launch web applications and services directly from a web page. This way it can lead to buffer overflow, SQL injection, etc.
From Google they have indicated that they are aware that there is an exploit to attack the CVE-2022-2856 vulnerability. That makes it even more important that users update their browser as soon as possible and can fix this issue, in addition to the other vulnerabilities we’ve mentioned.
This is the fifth zero-day vulnerability fixed this year by Chrome. The other previous ones were registered as: CVE-2022-2294, CVE-2022-1364, CVE-2022-1096 and CVE-2022-0609.
How to keep your browser up to date
As you can see, it is essential that you update Google Chrome as soon as possible and be able to correct this latest bug and also other previous vulnerabilities that may exist. It is something that you should apply periodically, so it is convenient to see if you have or not the latest available version installed and add it if you do not.
To see if you have the latest version, in the case of Google Chrome you have to go to the top right menu (the three dots), enter Help and go to Google Chrome Information . It will automatically take you to a new window where it will show you the version you have installed and will start adding a new one if it is available.
In general, it is normal for the browser to receive updates automatically. However, sometimes there may be problems and it is convenient to check that this is the case and there has been no problem. Only in this way can you be sure that the browser does not have vulnerabilities and attackers are not going to exploit them.
In short, once again Google Chrome has corrected a zero-day bug. It is important that you make sure you have updated the browser and thus prevent it from affecting you. You can always protect the Chrome profile and thus avoid problems.