High Threat Security Alert (A21-10-01): 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 vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-37975 and CVE-2021-37976) are 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 94.0.4606.71

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution or information disclosure on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 94.0.4606.71 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/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/tc/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20211004
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/10/01/google-releases-security-updates-chrome
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37974 (to CVE-2021-37976)