Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2024
Who: Google has released emergency security updates for the Chrome browser to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, the sixth such exploit discovered and fixed in 2024.
What: The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4761, involves an out-of-bounds write issue affecting Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, arbitrary code execution, or program crashes.
Impact: An exploit for CVE-2024-4761 has been detected in the wild, prompting Google to issue immediate fixes with versions 124.0.6367.207/.208 for Mac/Windows and 124.0.6367.207 for Linux. This marks the sixth zero-day vulnerability patched in Chrome this year, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to enhance security and protect users from potential cyber threats.
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