Security Alert (A22-01-13): 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.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 97.0.4692.99

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to buffer overflow or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 97.0.4692.99 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:

• This link will open in a new windowhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220120
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0289 (to CVE-2022-0298)
• This link will open in a new windowhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0300 (to CVE-2022-0311)