Chrome 129 Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in V8 Engine

September 18, 2024 at 08:24AM Google released Chrome 129 in the stable channel, addressing nine vulnerabilities, with the most severe being a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update also resolves medium and low-severity vulnerabilities, with $13,000 in bug bounty payouts. Chrome 129 is now rolling out for Windows, macOS, and Linux, … Read more

Five Eyes Agencies Publish Guidance on Eliminating Memory Safety Bugs

December 7, 2023 at 10:54AM Five Eyes government agencies issued guidance for developing strategies to address memory safety vulnerabilities. Takeaway from Meeting: – Government agencies from the Five Eye countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) have released new guidelines to assist in the development of roadmaps for memory safety. – The … Read more

Firefox, Chrome Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities

October 25, 2023 at 03:57PM Mozilla and Google have released software updates for Firefox and Chrome to address high-severity vulnerabilities, including memory safety bugs. Mozilla’s Firefox update addresses 11 vulnerabilities, including an insufficient activation-delay bug and memory safety issues that could allow arbitrary code execution. The update also patches medium-severity flaws affecting header leakage, crashes, … Read more