High Threat Security Alert (A23-04-12): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome

Description:

Google released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content on a vulnerable browser to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Reports indicate that the vulnerability (CVE-2023-2136) is being exploited in the wild. Users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 112.0.5615.137

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service or information disclosure on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Google Chrome to version 112.0.5615.137 or later to address the issue. The update can be obtained through the auto-update mechanism or manually by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page. Concerned users should relaunch Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20230419
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2133 (to CVE-2023-2137)