If you also use Google Chrome, then know what alert has been issued by the Government of India regarding Google Chrome.
At present, governments including tech companies are coming up with new measures to protect users from any kind of cyber attack. But sometimes there is weakness in the system, due to which the risk of huge losses increases. Some similar vulnerabilities have been found in the world’s favorite web browser Google Chrome. According to the information, Google Chrome has once again been affected by Zero-day Vulnerability. This has raised alarm bells for users and cyber experts. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has also issued an alert regarding this.
Why is zero-day issued?
Zero-day alert issues are highlighted when these attacks are used to expose an issue and people or companies are not aware of the severity of these attacks.
Google Chrome zero-day safety alert
It has been told in the security bulletin of CERT-In that many vulnerabilities have been found in Google Chrome, which can be taken advantage of by remote attackers. They can force users to compromise by targeting the system. Describing the issue, the security agency said that this vulnerability exists in Google Chrome due to heap buffer overflow in Visuals and Angle components: Use-after-free error in WebAudio.
For which versions of Google Chrome is there a security alert?
Some Chrome versions running on Windows, macOS and even Linux are affected by this problem. These include-
Google Chrome versions before 124.0.6367.201/.202 for Windows and Mac
Google Chrome versions before 124.0.6367.201 for Linux
Impact of Google Chrome’s security alerts on users
Users do not need to worry too much about this security alert issued for Google Chrome. Chrome update has already been released. But it is important that all users use the latest version of the web browser. To keep their device safe, users need to download the latest software update of Google Chrome for each platform. Users can update their Chrome by going to Settings and then ‘About’ section in the three-dot menu on Chrome.
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