Security Alert (A24-03-16): 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.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 123.0.6312.58

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, security restriction bypass or spoofing on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 123.0.6312.58 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 the Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20240320
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-2625 (to CVE-2024-2631)