LastPass details recommended precautions as it fixes vulnerability discovered over the weekend [U]
Update:
LastPass says that the browser extension vulnerability has now been patched, and that there is no evidence that it was ever exploited.
Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy reported a client-side vulnerability in the LastPass desktop browser extensions, but neither he nor LastPass released any details pending a fix. The company said that this has now been done, and most users will be automatically updated to version 4.1.44.
On Saturday, March 25th, security researcher Tavis Ormandy from Google’s Project Zero reported a security finding related to the LastPass browser extensions. In the last 24 hours, we’ve released an update which we believe fixes the reported vulnerability in all browsers and have verified this with Tavis himself.
Most users will be updated automatically. Please ensure you are running the latest version (4.1.44 or higher), which can always be downloaded at https://www.lastpass.com/.
LastPass has now provided details of the issue in a blog post, but warns that the obscure nature of the vulnerability means that the explanation is highly technical.
Password-manager LastPass is recommending that users follow precautionary steps while it works on fixing a vulnerability discovered over the weekend. Two of the recommendations are generic in nature, and should be followed anyway, but one is specifically geared to protecting your account from the vulnerability …