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PSA: a recently-fixed image parsing vulnerability in Chrome (and things that use Chrome, such as Electron apps) is being actively exploited in the wild. install your updates! (nvd.nist.gov)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Chrome was updated September 11

Electron updated September 12

Matrix Element Desktop updated September 15, without a changelog or advisory. (The Element update on September 13 did not include the updated electron with the fix; today's update does, according to their announcement on Matrix.)

Many/most electron apps don't receive timely security updates, so if you don't want arbitrary images to be able to get code execution you might want to stop using them.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Using a whole browser as the base for your application just seems unnecessary. Then again, I do most things from my terminal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

At this pace I predict the fabled "year of the Linux desktop" will arrive when local- processing desktops have been overrun by closed-off mobile devices and cloud services.