Microsoft has launched two updates for the Edge browser. One is offered for all customers within the Secure Channel, and the opposite is for these utilizing Edge within the Prolonged Secure Channel (it receives massive updates each eight weeks as an alternative of 4). Each updates include fixes for 4 high-severity Chromium safety vulnerabilities.

The replace is offered beneath model 131.0.2903.112 (Secure Channel) and 131.0.2903.99 (Prolonged Secure Channel). Here’s what was fastened:

• CVE-2024-12695: Out-of-bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome previous to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a distant attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by way of a crafted HTML web page. (Chromium safety severity: Excessive)

• CVE-2024-12694: Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome previous to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a distant attacker to probably exploit heap corruption by way of a crafted HTML web page. (Chromium safety severity: Excessive)

• CVE-2024-12693: Out-of-bounds reminiscence entry in V8 in Google Chrome previous to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a distant attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by way of a crafted HTML web page. (Chromium safety severity: Excessive)

• CVE-2024-12692: Kind Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome previous to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a distant attacker to probably exploit heap corruption by way of a crafted HTML web page. (Chromium safety severity: Excessive)

Microsoft Edge will replace itself routinely within the background, however you possibly can all the time velocity issues up by navigating to edge://settings/assist and force-install obtainable updates.

In different Edge information, Microsoft just lately shared some fascinating stats concerning the browser and its utilization in 2024. Based on the corporate, customers participated in over 10 billion conversations with Copilot, saved on common $400 with built-in buying assistant instruments, and over 7 trillion megabytes of reminiscence have been saved with the Sleeping Tabs function.