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Got a message from my work IT dept. to do this ASAP. https://www.engadget.com/chrom...ploit-004822391.html Easy... If you use Google Chrome, please update it now. • Open Chrome • Click on the three dots in the upper right of the Chrome screen • Go down to Settings • Scroll down to Safety Check and click on the Check Now button • Chrome will give you a notification that it has updated. | ||
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Optimistic Cynic |
Note that this goes for Brave (and other Chrome-based browsers) too. | |||
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Thanks, just did the update, took less than a minute for the whole process (and I'm pretty lame as far as tech). | |||
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Microsoft Edge is chromium based. Probably best to apply Windows updates pushed out today. | |||
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Thanks, I just updated. | |||
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Go Vols! |
In Edge just go to Settings search box and enter Update | |||
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Done! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Brave doesn't have the referenced version of Chromium included yet. Brave is using Chromium 88.0.4324.146 and the article is referencing Chromium 88.0.4324.150. | |||
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always with a hat or sunscreen |
Concur! Up to date Brave is Version 1.19.90 Chromium: 88.0.4324.146 (Official Build) (64-bit) Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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| Optimistic Cynic |
OK, so I didn't read the versions closely, based my previous post on my understanding of Brave's general origin. Apologies to the Brave fanbois out there. However, apply the Dilbert Principle: what is more likely? That this particular zero-day existed in Chromium prior to 88.0.4324.146, or was introduced between 88.0.4324.146 and 88.0.4324.150? Also, I see that the update does not change the version markers in either browser. | |||
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When I poke the chrome icon on my Android Motorola phone , It takes me to the u.s. cellular home page, Not chrome  Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Optimistic Cynic |
That's probably your provider redirecting/proxying your query rather than a link intrinsic to your Chrome instance. | |||
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Serenity now! |
Does this exploit affect Mac and Android devices, or only Windows? Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ | |||
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It would have really been great to get some sort of basic overview as to the threat(s) involved, and/or why this update is necessary. Just sayin'. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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The 2nd guarantees the 1st |
Just did it. Thanks for the info. "Even if the world were perfect it wouldn't be." ... Yogi Berra | |||
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| Optimistic Cynic |
The article linked in the OP includes this link that has additional information, and additional links to even more information for the curious. Yes, Mac and Linux implementations of Chrome are affected by this particular vulnerability. It is a "heap buffer overflow," something that generally allows the attacker to run code of their own choosing with elevated privilege (e.g. as root/administrator). | |||
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| always with a hat or sunscreen |
Brave just updated. Current is now: Version 1.19.92 Chromium: 88.0.4324.152 (Official Build) (64-bit) This "skips" the offending chromium version ending with ".150" Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
Reading between the lines, it seems they are aware of one specific group that may be exploiting the vulnerability (North Korea) but they don't want to give details so as not to initiate a free-for-all to exploit the vulnerability while a lot of people still hasn't updated. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Done, and thanx!! | |||
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| His Royal Hiney |
Thank you for posting this. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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