Google Chrome Update Fixes Flaw Exploited in the Wild

New Chrome release set to roll out over the next few days addresses 38 security issues in the browser.

New security fixes are being rolled out to address a
high-severity vulnerability
found in Googles Chrome browser.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-7971, is a type confusion bug located in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine.
Google reported
that an exploit for the vulnerability exists in the wild.
According to the
NIST National Vulnerability Database
(NVD), type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Chromes updated version 128 will roll out in the next few days and weeks, with fixes for 38 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-7971. Google credited the
Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center
(MSTIC) and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with reporting the type confusion flaw just a few days ago.

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