Google on Monday released a new update to protect its Chrome browser against a high severity, zero-day vulnerability that left the browser exposed to risks of cyber attacks.

“Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild,” the company said in its blog post announcing the new security update, without elaborating on the nature of the threat and how it was being exploited.

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The new update, version 98.0.4758.102, is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users, and contains 11 security fixes at least one of which is geared towards addressing the exploit for issue CVE-2022-0609.

While Google, which described the security flaw as “Use after free in Animation,” did not provide further details, and TechRadar has reported that it is possible that malware was developed to abuse the flaw in Chrome.

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Given the risk posed by the security exploit, and considering the fact that all Google Chrome users are affected by it, it is best to update your browser to the most recent version.

Applying the new security update is a simple task. All you need to do is head to the Chrome menu (indicated by the three dots on the top right hand corner of the browser on Windows), select ‘Help’, and head to ‘About Google Chrome’.

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Once on the ‘About Google Chrome’ page, the browser should automatically detect the Chrome version installed and update it to the latest version. In case the update does not take place automatically, you can manually launch the update.

After Chrome finishes updating itself to the latest version, it will prompt you to restart your browser. Once the restart is completed, the browser update process concludes.