UAE Cyber Security Council issues important alert, Google Chrome users asked to install update

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The UAE Cyber Security Council issued a key security update on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

The authority said that an urgent security vulnerability has been detected in Google Chrome. It said that the vulnerability has already been exploited and that it could potentially lead to application crashes or arbitrary code execution.

The alert stated: “Google recently released version 117.0.5938.132 of Chrome to address a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2023-5217, in the browser. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit the VP8 video codec’s encoding to install spyware or execute remote code.”

تنبيه هام ? رصد ثغرة أمنية طارئة في متصفح #جوجل_كروم، تم استغلالها بالفعل، حيث يمكن أن تؤدي إلى انهيار التطبيقات أو تنفيذ الأكواد بشكل قصري. ننصح في مجلس الأمن السيبراني بتحديث المتصفح الخاص بكم لضمان الحماية الكاملة.

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— Cyber Security Council (@cscgovae) October 3, 2023

The authority has advised people using Google Chrome to update the software on their web browser, installing the recently released security updates from Google, as soon as possible to ensure their security.

The authority also asked residents to share this information with their companies and business partners.

What the Google Chrome update entails

The latest Google Chrome update addresses multiple issues which include information exposure, remote code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service and security bypass.

The newest update is available for Linux, Microsoft and MacOS

In September, the council issued an security update for some Apple devices, citing the detection of three security vulnerabilities.