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The new Indian govt security alert for Chrome users is concerning
Chrome users on Windows, mac and Linux have been warned a dangerous security issue by the government. Here are the details.
Google Chrome continues to face new security threats and now a major warning alert has been issued by the Indian government this month. The latest Chrome security warning dated August 29, comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) with a high severity ranking, which ought to get millions of Chrome users in the country extremely concerned.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chrome which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.” the security bulletin highlighted. As mentioned by CERT-In, these vulnerabilities exist in Chrome due to Type Confusion in V8 and heap buffer overflow in Skia. If the attacker manages to bypass the security of the system and exploit these issues, they can get the victim to visit a targeted malicious website which can be very dangerous.
So, if you have been using Chrome on either Windows, macOS or a Linux machine, you need to make sure these versions of the browser are not running on your system:
– Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.113/.114 for Windows
– Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.113/.114 for Mac
– Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.113 for Linux
It goes without saying that if your Chrome version is running versions prior to the ones given here, you must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can do this by heading over to the three-dot menu on Chrome – Settings – About – Update Chrome. Google has listed the security fixes that come with the stable channel update.
