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Critical Chrome Zero-Day Exposes Windows and Linux Users

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Jun 4, 2025

Understanding how your system handles data—even when it disappears silently—is crucial in the face of evolving browser vulnerabilities. If you’ve never encountered the concept of dev-null, often referred to as the Linux and Unix data black hole, it’s a good time to learn. A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers—identified as CVE-2025-4664—is putting Windows and Linux users at risk.

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