Google sounds the alarm over nasty Chrome vulnerabilities

Google urges its browser users to update Google Chrome as soon as seven high severity vulnerabilities have been found.

The susceptibility concerned affects all desktop versions of the search giant browser regardless of whether users run Windows, MacOS or Linux on their system.

In new blog posts, Google registered the vulnerabilities and tracking number of their CVE even though the company has provided some detail about fears that they can be exploited by cyber criminals.

While the link is provided at the post, the company explains that access to them will be limited until the majority of Chrome users have updated their browser, saying:

“Access to bug details and links can be stored limited to the majority of users updated with repairs. We will also maintain restrictions if bugs are in third-party libraries supported by other projects, but have not been fixed.”

Some details for now

Of the seven vulnerabilities listed in Google’s posts, two related to “confusion type in V8”, four are defects “used after free” in printing, fire extensions, WebRTC and the temporary corner one is “racing on WebUware”. However, until they have all been patched, Google is likely to provide additional information.

For those who are not used to it, V8 is an open source JavaScript engine that Powers Chrome and WebTC is the technology used to transfer audio and video data between browsers and cellular applications. The corner on the other hand is a cross-platform cross-platform graphics engine abstraction layer.

While we will know more after the lack of security is patched, for now, Chrome users can go to the browser settings menu, then to help and under the “About Google Chrome” section, they can see the version of the browser where they are currently using. If your browser version is registered as 92.0.4515.159, then you are protected from exploitation that utilizes this shortcoming. If not, the “about” part of Chrome is likely to tell you that you need to update and restart your browser.

The more our work now happens in a web browser, keeping Google Chrome up to date has never been more important when it comes to securing your personal data and your system.