Security Alert (A22-09-17): 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 106.0.5249.61

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update Google Chrome to version 106.0.5249.61 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 Google Chrome to make the update effective.

More Information:

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/google-chrome-multiple-vulnerabilities_20220928
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3201
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3304 (to CVE-2022-3318)