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Sarah Chaney

Update now! Google Chrome flaw could leave you vulnerable to remote hackers

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Make sure your Google Chrome browser is updated as soon as possible to avoid potential malicious attacks by remote hackers. On November 24, Benoît Sevens and Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group discovered an integer overflow bug (called CVE-2023-6345) in Skia, the graphics engine for Google Chrome and ChromeOS (via Android Central). 

According to the National Vulnerability Database, this integer overflow bug "allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file." In simple terms, this bug could allow hackers to execute a virus on your laptop via Chrome or access your sensitive in-browser data. 

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