Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser that addresses seven vulnerabilities, four of which were reported by external researchers.
The most serious of the externally reported flaws is a use-after-free bug in ANGLE, an open-source cross-platform graphics engine used by Chrome and other popular browsers. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-2883, and Google reports in its advisory that the researcher who discovered it has received a USD 10,000 bug bounty reward. According to the advisory, the three additional flaws discovered by external researchers are all high-severity vulnerabilities.
The most recent Chrome release is now available as version 123.0.6312.86/.87 for Windows and macOS, and version 123.0.6312.86 for Linux.
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