The use-after-free vulnerability is the third Google Chrome zero-day flaw to be disclosed in three months.
Google is hurrying out a fix for a vulnerability in its Chrome browser that’s under active attack – its third zero-day flaw so far this year. If exploited, the flaw could allow remote code-execution and denial-of-service attacks on affected systems.
The vulnerability exists in Blink, the browser engine for Chrome developed as part of the Chromium project. Browser engines convert HTML documents and other web page resources into the visual representations viewable to end users.
“The Stable channel has been updated to 89.0.4389.90 for Windows, Mac and Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks,” according to Google’s Friday security update.
There s a new iOS update from Apple just released that you should install as soon as possible. This is especially important if you use Safari as your primary browser.
If you use Safari as your main source for web browsing on your iPhone this update is a must. This is a security update that, if not installed, could allow your photo and its data to be maliciously accessed by outside sources, putting your most sensitive information in jeopardy. 9to5mac.com explains it from a technical standpoint,
Apple says that iOS 14.4.1 patches a vulnerability in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and third-party browsers on iOS.
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Apple Releases iOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4.1, macOS 11.2.3, watchOS 7.3.2 to Address Security Issue
You’re recommended to download the latest iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS updates on your Apple devices despite the fact that you won’t get any new features. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 9 March 2021 11:43 IST
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Highlights
The new updates address a memory corruption issue
Apple users can download the updates from their devices
Apple has released iOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4.1, macOS Big Sur 11.2.3, and watchOS 7.3.2 as important security updates for its devices. The new updates, that come a little more than a month after iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 release, address a memory corruption issue within the WebKit browsing engine that could have allowed bad actors to execute code on an iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Mac computer, or an Apple Watch through “maliciously crafted” Web content. Apple has also updated Safari on Mac machines running o