Issued: Wednesday, 16 February, 2022 |
Last Revision: Wednesday, 16 February, 2022 |
Vendor: |
Product: |
Severity Level: |
A Google Chrome update has been released that includes eleven security fixes, one of which has reportedly been exploited in the wild.
Actively exploited vulnerability has been assigned the number CVE-2022-0609, as a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Animation component. This type of issue can cause a wide range of problems, from data corruption to arbitrary code execution on affected computers. The browser's security sandbox can likewise be bypassed using such weaknesses.
According to its security update, Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild.
CVE/Vulnerability | Description | CVSS3.0 Score |
CVE-2022-0609 | Use-after-free vulnerability | n/a |
Table 1: Vulnerability details
CVE/Vulnerability | Affected Product(s) |
CVE-2022-0609 | Chrome web browser prior to 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac and Linux |
Table 2: Vulnerable versions
Because the zero day has now been exploited, it is strongly recommended to upgrade to the stable channel 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, macOS and Linux to fix the exploited vulnerability as well as ten other reported security issues in this release.