Google patches seventh zero-day exploit in Chrome in 2022

A critical Google Chrome update for the Mac and Windows desktop browsers is available that addresses an actively exploited vulnerability.

Chrome users should update to version 107.0.5304.87 for Mac and version 107.0.5304.87/.88 for Windows as soon as possible to patch against a known active exploit. To update Chrome on Mac:

Launch the Chrome browser
Click on the icon for More — three vertical dots - at top right
Choose Help
Click on About Google Chrome
If it appears, click on Update Google Chrome

Note that if you have already updated to the latest available version then there won't be an Update Google Chrome button.

This latest patch follows reports suggesting Google Chrome is the most vulnerable browser in 2022.

According to a report from Bleeping Computer, this is Chrome's seventh zero-day vulnerability fix since the start of the year. It patches a bug associated with CVE-2022-3723, which is described as a type confusion bug in the Chrome V8 Javascript engine.

Google didn't provide much information about the bug or how it was exploited for security reasons. Users should update their Chrome browser to ensure they are protected from the latest vulnerabilities.

This update follows an update released on September 2, which also addressed a zero-day vulnerability. It isn't clear how widespread active exploits are, but users should update regardless.

12 Comments

magman1979 1301 comments · 11 Years

About 2 years ago

Easier solution, grab the icon for this steaming pile of shit drag it to your trash bin.

Problem solved!

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

magman1979 said:

Easier solution, grab the icon for this steaming pile of shit drag it to your trash bin.

Problem solved!

But it’s the world’s most popular browser. So much for the public caring about privacy and security. They don’t.

baconstang 1153 comments · 10 Years

I don't even have chrome on my bumpers!

macxpress 5910 comments · 16 Years

Chrome in itself is a zero day exploit....

Alex_V 260 comments · 6 Years

lkrupp said:

magman1979 said:

Easier solution, grab the icon for this steaming pile of shit drag it to your trash bin.

Problem solved!

But it’s the world’s most popular browser. So much for the public caring about privacy and security. They don’t.

I think that the general public don’t really understand what is happening, nor what is at stake. I’ve never read, in the popular press, nor have I seen in the media, a comprehensive account of the data that advertising companies like Google collect, and what they do with our information to profile us etc.. Explaining how Google makes these services available for free and how, for instance, the entire Android business model is constructed upon that foundation would be a great public service. I think that I once people become aware of that, it’ll be a different story.