Thanks to the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition, serious security vulnerabilities have been revealed in the Google Chrome browser, hvg.hu reports.
The serious bugs have already been fixed, so you should update Google Chrome as soon as possible. the According to the portal In the aforementioned competition, one of the participants introduced the so-called CVE-2024-2887 bug, where the Chrome browser and Microsoft Edge browser can be remotely attacked with the help of an infected website.
They also revealed a bug called CVE-2024-2886 that exploits a vulnerability in the WebCodecs API that web applications use to encrypt and decode audio and video content. The application allows data to be written and read to a remote computer via an infected website. Remote executable code can also be installed on the device.
The bugs were fixed with Chrome version 123.0.6312.86/.87, which is available on Windows and Mac computers, and 123.0.6312.86, which is available on Linux devices.
Depending on the page, versions can be checked under Settings – Help – About Google Chrome. They added that if someone does not have the latest version, the browser will automatically download the new version over time and then install it after restarting the program.
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