Chrome’s Sneaky Flaw: How to Avoid Being a Data Leak Victim
The Chrome bug CVE-2025-4664 is like that friend who accidentally shares your embarrassing vacation photos—only this time, it’s your sensitive data at risk! Update your browser faster than you can say “data leak” to keep your secrets safe from internet snoopers.
Hot Take:
So, Chrome decided to play a little game of “your secret’s safe… with me and maybe a few hackers?” Thanks to CVE-2025-4664, your browser’s been moonlighting as a gossip columnist, sharing juicy details like login tokens and session IDs with anyone who asks nicely. Time to hit that update button faster than you can say “privacy breach!”
Key Points:
- CVE-2025-4664 is a vulnerability affecting Google Chrome and Chromium browsers, risking data leaks.
- The flaw involves improper handling of the Link HTTP header, allowing access to sensitive referrer URLs.
- Windows, Debian Linux, and Gentoo Linux users are impacted if their browsers are not updated.
- Google has released an emergency update for Chrome on Windows and Chromium on Gentoo Linux.
- Manual updating steps are provided for users with auto-update turned off.
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