Govt Urges Google Chrome Users To Update Immediately, Issues High Severity Warning

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a high-risk warning concerning numerous vulnerabilities identified in Google Chrome OS. In its latest security advisory dated February 08, 2024, labelled as CIVN-2024-0031, the government research team has disclosed that the identified vulnerabilities present significant risks to users of Google Chrome OS versions preceding 114.0.5735.350 on the LTS channel. Use after free in Side Panel Search: Exploiting memory errors within the Side Panel Search feature is possible due to this vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code or the bypassing of security measures. Exploiting memory errors within the Side Panel Search feature is possible due to this vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code or the bypassing of security measures. In order to safeguard against these vulnerabilities, Cert-In has strongly advised users to stay up-to-date with the latest version of Google Chrome which include security fixes by Google.