The Indian Government Issues a Security Warning for Chrome Users: Steps to Take

Google Chrome is constantly facing new security threats, and now the Indian government has issued a major warning this month. The latest Chrome security alert comes via India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and is of high severity, causing millions of Chrome users to worry.

According to CERT-In’s latest security bulletin, “Several vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) state on a targeted system.”

Who is affected by the latest Chrome security risk?

The release clearly states that people using versions of Chrome older than the latest version on Windows and Linux machines are at risk. Here are the exact details shared by the security agency:

– Google Chrome versions 122.0.6261.111/.112 earlier for Windows and Mac

– Google Chrome versions earlier than 122.0.6261.111 for Linux

Which security threat should concern Chrome users?

The release explains that “these vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome due to a Use-after-free bug in the FedCM component; Out-of-bounds memory usage, and an improper implementation of V8. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted web page to the target system.”

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a DoS condition on the targeted system.” The best way to avoid becoming a victim of a new security threat is to update your Windows PC to the latest version of the Chrome browser, which has already been released by the Chrome team.

For security, users must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on any platform. You can do this by going to Chrome’s three-dot menu – Settings – About – Update Chrome. Google has listed the security fixes that come with the stable channel update.