▲ 144 ▼ 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 cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) VS Code is an awesome electron app permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] raldone01@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I love vs code but electron causes issues: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/10121 permalink fedilink source parent [+] turkalino@lemmy.yachts -10 points 2 years ago (4 children) Discord is pretty bangin too It's almost like shit electron apps are shit because the developers are such a joke (honestly), not electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] saiarcot895@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discord has also been using ancient electron versions for a long while now (I don't know if they've since updated to versions that haven't been EoL'ed). On Linux, I literally have a better experience using discord in my browser than the electron version. Edit: looks like discord updated to Electron 22 in March 2023, with the update to Electron 23 happening maybe at the end of the year or early next year, according to this reddit post. So they're getting better, but still a bit behind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Using a whole browser as the base for your application just seems unnecessary. Then again, I do most things from my terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron@thelemmy.club 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Not for me, Discord is slow af on my laptop. But do definitely agree it's Discord's fault in this case permalink fedilink source parent [–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Discord is a privacy invading pile of shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raldone01@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I love vs code but electron causes issues: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/10121 permalink fedilink source parent
[+] turkalino@lemmy.yachts -10 points 2 years ago (4 children) Discord is pretty bangin too It's almost like shit electron apps are shit because the developers are such a joke (honestly), not electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] saiarcot895@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discord has also been using ancient electron versions for a long while now (I don't know if they've since updated to versions that haven't been EoL'ed). On Linux, I literally have a better experience using discord in my browser than the electron version. Edit: looks like discord updated to Electron 22 in March 2023, with the update to Electron 23 happening maybe at the end of the year or early next year, according to this reddit post. So they're getting better, but still a bit behind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Using a whole browser as the base for your application just seems unnecessary. Then again, I do most things from my terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron@thelemmy.club 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Not for me, Discord is slow af on my laptop. But do definitely agree it's Discord's fault in this case permalink fedilink source parent [–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Discord is a privacy invading pile of shit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saiarcot895@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Discord has also been using ancient electron versions for a long while now (I don't know if they've since updated to versions that haven't been EoL'ed). On Linux, I literally have a better experience using discord in my browser than the electron version. Edit: looks like discord updated to Electron 22 in March 2023, with the update to Electron 23 happening maybe at the end of the year or early next year, according to this reddit post. So they're getting better, but still a bit behind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Using a whole browser as the base for your application just seems unnecessary. Then again, I do most things from my terminal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron@thelemmy.club 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaeDrifter@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] neutron@thelemmy.club 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neutron@thelemmy.club 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Not for me, Discord is slow af on my laptop. But do definitely agree it's Discord's fault in this case permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Discord is a privacy invading pile of shit permalink fedilink source parent