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Alert: Google Chrome Security Updates – January 2024

Google has released an urgent security update for its Chrome web browser on Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android platforms. This update specifically targets a zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-0519.
 
Security Risks
 
The successful exploitation of the CVE-2024-0519 vulnerability in Google Chrome versions preceding 120.0.6099.224 poses a significant security risk, allowing remote attackers to corrupt memory through a carefully crafted HTML page. This high-severity vulnerability is rooted in out-of-bounds memory access in V8.
 
Recommended Actions
 
The National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) recommends users and system administrators to:
 
1. Upgrade, as soon as possible, to the latest supported version of installed software in order to continue receiving technical support and security patches.
 
The released software versions to upgrade to are:
 
 
2. Before performing any update tasks, ensure that you have a backup of your data.
 
For further information and support, please contact the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) by emailto rwcsirt@ncsa.gov.rw or call us on 9009
 
References
 
Chrome Releases
 

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0519

 

 

19 January 2024

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