Cyber security is an important problem in today's time, about which the government of every country remains conscious. Currently, a new report has revealed that India's security agency Cert-In has issued a warning for Google Chrome users.

Expressing concern for Chrome users in this advisory, Cert-In has informed about the threat to data and system security. This flaw has been identified as CIVN-2023-0343, which was published on November 15.


Problems may occur:

  • The agency said that due to these shortcomings, users may face many problems. Cybercriminals can execute arbitrary code on your device.
  • To completely control this, you can deny services in your system.
  • This issue occurs after using Chrome's web audio component. Scammers can also take advantage of this remotely.
  • They trick you into visiting a specially designed website.

This version is included in the list of software most affected by this-

  1. Versions before 119.0.6045.123 for Linux and Mac
  2. Versions before 119.0.6045.123/.124 for Windows

How to stay safe:

  • Cert-In has suggested some measures to keep these users safe. First of all, you are advised to update your device with the latest version
  • For this, you can update Google Chrome to version 119.0.6045.123 or later for Linux and Mac.
  • Whereas for Windows, you have to update it to version 119.0.6045.123/.124 or later.