High Threat Security Alert (A24-05-22): Vulnerability in Google Chrome

Description:

Google released a security update to address a vulnerability 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 vulnerability.

Reports indicate that the remote code execution and denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-5274) 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 125.0.6422.112

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to remote code execution or denial of service on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 125.0.6422.112 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/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-remote-code-execution-vulnerability_20240524
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5274