Security News > 2021 > October > Emergency Google Chrome update fixes zero-days used in attacks
Google has released Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that attackers have actively exploited.
"Google is aware that exploits for CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003 exist in the wild," Google disclosed in the list of security fixes in today's Google Chrome release.
While Google states that the new version may take some time to reach everyone, the update has already started rolling out Chrome 95.0.4638.69 to users worldwide in the Stable Desktop channel.
To install the Chrome update immediately, go to Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome, and the browser will begin performing the update.
As Google discovered the vulnerabilities, we may learn more in future reports by Google TAG or Project Zero.
As Google is now pushing out Chrome updates to fix zero-days as they are reported, it is strongly advised that users do not block updates and install new versions as they become available.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-23 | CVE-2021-38003 | Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in multiple products Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. | 8.8 |
| 2021-11-23 | CVE-2021-38000 | Open Redirect vulnerability in multiple products Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents in Google Chrome on Android prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to arbitrarily browser to a malicious URL via a crafted HTML page. | 6.1 |