CERT-In has issued a high-severity alert for users of Google Chrome on desktop devices, urging them to update their browsers immediately.

CERT-In has issued a high-severity alert for users of Google Chrome on desktop devices, urging them to update their browsers immediately.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity alert for users of Google Chrome on desktop devices, urging them to update their browsers immediately. In the latest CERT-In Vulnerability Note CIVN-2024-0274, The warning highlights several vulnerabilities in Google Chrome for desktop. Let's find out more...

There might be an attack

According to CERT-In, these security flaws in Google's web browser could allow online attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, making it crucial for users to act immediately. Let's see what details CERT-In's note gives and how it poses risks for users.

What is the risk?

According to CERT-In, these security flaws have been identified in Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.113/.114. These flaws have been categorized as high severity, which implies a significant risk of exploitation.

CERT-In says that the flaw found in Google Chrome is mainly due to two things:

- The first thing is "type confusion" i.e. the computer does not understand what type of data to work with.

- The second thing is "Heap Buffer Overflow" which means that there is a place in the computer where data is stored, that place is overflowing, which means that too much data is getting filled in it.

The government is saying that hackers can take advantage of these flaws. They can send a specific kind of message to your computer. If you open that message, hackers can take control of your computer.