Chrome and Firefox Release Urgent Security Patches for Over 70 Vulnerabilities
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Google and Mozilla have released urgent security updates for Chrome and Firefox browsers, patching over 70 vulnerabilities. Chrome's update (version 149.0.7827.155/.156) fixes 33 security flaws, including six critical use-after-free bugs that could enable remote code execution. Firefox's update addresses multiple high-severity memory safety flaws. Neither company has evidence of active exploitation, but several bugs could lead to sandbox escape or arbitrary code execution.
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Google and Mozilla say there is no evidence that these issues are being actively exploited, but several bugs could still lead to sandbox escape or arbitrary code execution.
Six of Chrome's critical bugs are use-after-free issues that may enable remote code execution.
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