If you are using Google Chrome, be careful, the government has given a big warning!

The government agency advised users to update their Google Chrome version immediately.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome that allow remote attackers to gain access to a user's system.

Government agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning for users using Google Chrome. CERT-In, which comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has said that several vulnerabilities have been found in Google Chrome, through which remote attackers can break the security of the target system.

Are all Google Chrome users at risk?

We inform you that not all Google Chrome users are affected by these Chrome bugs. According to the advisory issued by the government agency, users running Google Chrome version older than 104.0.5112.101 are facing this threat. If you are also using an older version of Google Chrome, we recommend you to update your device's browser version.

The agency added in the report that 'Google Chrome has several causes for these flaws, including FedCM, SwiftShader, ANGLE, Blink, sign-in flow, open use of the Chrome OS shell, etc.' According to the government cyber agency. By exploiting these flaws, hackers can send specially crafted requests to the target system. whereby an attacker would be able to bypass system security restrictions by executing arbitrary code.

The agency added that the flaw (CVE-2022-2856) is spreading rapidly. And it is advised to patch your system immediately. The good thing is that after these bugs were found in Google Chrome, the company fixed them.

Earlier this week, CERT-In also issued a warning to Apple users. iOS and iPadOS users running versions older than 15.6.1 and macOS users older than 12.5.1 are at risk, the agency said. By forcing a user to open a crafted file, a remote attacker could compromise system security, the warning states.

Apple has disclosed these security flaws in its iPhone, iPad and macOS and said that attackers could gain complete control over these devices. The company said it is aware of the report and has advised its users to update the software to the latest version. The Cupertino-based company has already released two security reports related to the issue.