Security Alert (A22-01-25): 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 98.0.4758.80

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 98.0.4758.80 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://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220204
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/current-activity/2022/02/02/google-releases-security-updates-chrome
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0452 (to CVE-2022-0470)