Indian Government Issues A Google Chrome Security Alert: Here’s What You Should Do

An important security warning with a high severity level has been sent to Chrome users in India. For these notifications, the Indian government turns to its security organization, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In. The organization has released its most recent security advisory, dated April 29, 2024, to inform the public of the new issues.

WHAT IS THE CONCERN WITH THE GOOGLE CHROME SECURITY ALERT FOR APRIL 2024?
According to the notice, Google Chrome has a number of vulnerabilities that might let an attacker take advantage of to execute arbitrary code on the targeted machine and create Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

According to the CERT-In notice, “Type Confusion in Angle, out-of-bounds reads in V8 API, and Use after free in Dawn are the causes of these vulnerabilities in Chrome.” The government said that by remotely targeting the targeted machine, cybercriminals might take advantage of these vulnerabilities.

AFFECTED GOOGLE CHROME SECURITY RISK VERSIONS
The most recent security warning for Google Chrome raises questions if you are using any of the following versions:

Google Chrome versions for Windows and Mac earlier than 124.0.6367.78/.79

Google Chrome versions for Linux earlier than 124.0.6367.78

The good news is that Google has already discovered a solution for each of these vulnerabilities, which can be found in the most recent Chrome version. On your Mac or PC, you may update the Chrome version immediately by going to Settings > About > Google Chrome.