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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 to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

On ArchLinux, many Electron apps use a central installation of Electron that is kept up to date by the package manager. That works pretty well.

Of course, snap-based distributions like Ubuntu and other systems without a proper package manager like macOS and Windows can’t do it like that.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's pretty cool. I'm wondering how often this leads to compatibility problems.

    Still, nothing comes close to a native UI experience.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Still, nothing comes close to a native UI experience.

    That's not really well defined on Linux. It feels like every application comes with its own toolkit and its own behavior. Even on Windows, there is a mixture of three different generations of Windows UI systems (Windows XP-style, Windows 8-style, Fluent) that are completely different.

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