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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 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

VS Code is an awesome electron app

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I love vs code but electron causes issues: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/10121

[+] [email protected] -10 points 1 year 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.

[–] saiarcot895 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using a whole browser as the base for your application just seems unnecessary. Then again, I do most things from my terminal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The web is basically becoming a whole operating system and I hate it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not for me, Discord is slow af on my laptop. But do definitely agree it's Discord's fault in this case

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Discord is a privacy invading pile of shit