High Threat Security Alert (A21-09-10): 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.

Reports indicate that the vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-30632 and CVE-2021-30633) are being exploited in the wild.  You are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Google Chrome prior to version 93.0.4577.82

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service or security restriction bypass on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Users of affected systems should update the Google Chrome to version 93.0.4577.82 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_20210914
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30625 (to CVE-2021-30633)