High Threat Security Alert (A21-06-05): 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 vulnerability.

Reports indicate that the vulnerability (CVE-2021-30551) is being exploited in the wild. You 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 91.0.4472.101

Impact:

A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, information disclosure, security restriction bypass or system corruption on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 91.0.4472.101 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/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20210610
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/06/10/google-releases-security-updates-chrome
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30544 (to CVE-2021-30553)