To: All Users

As informed by the Cybersecurity Incident Alert and Response Centre (CARIC), Google have recently issued a zero-day security vulnerability notice about Chrome that has been wildly used. Attackers can use this vulnerability to trigger the execution of arbitrary code on the target system and unauthorized access to sensitive information. 

Related vulnerabilities

• CVE-2023-2033

A type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome’s V8  JavaScript engine.

Affected Products:

• Google Chrome version lower than 112.0.5615.121

For more details, please refer to: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html

Mitigation
If the above-mentioned affected products are being used, please update the Google Chrome browser as soon as possible.

Steps to update Google Chrome browser

• Open your Google Chrome browser on your desktop.
• Click the three vertical dots in the upper right corner to open the dropdown menu.
• Select “Settings“.
• Click “About Chrome” on the left-hand sidebar.
• Chrome will automatically check for updates or you can click the button “Update Google Chrome”.
• Restart the Chrome.

Reference

• How to download and install software in a secure manner?
• Basic Knowledge of Online Safety and Security
• Other Information Security Tips

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact ICTO Help Desk.

ICTO Help Desk
Location : Room 2085, 2/F, Central Teaching Building (E5), eMap
Telephone : 8822 8600
email : icto.helpdesk@um.edu.mo

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