Google Chrome Fixes 27 Vulnerabilities (93.0.4577.63)

Google Chrome Fixes 27 Vulnerabilities (93.0.4577.63)

Google has announced a new update to patch for 27 vulnerabilities that exist in Chrome browser.

Overview

Google has announced a new update to patch for 27 vulnerabilities that exist in Chrome browser. To defend against possible attacks due to these vulnerabilities, Google Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux needs to be updated to the stable version 93.0.4577.63.

Description

Google has released a new version (93.0.4577.63) for Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux to patch for a total of 27 new security vulnerabilities. So far, Google has disclosed limited information, such as CVE identifiers and vulnerability types, on the recently discovered vulnerabilities.

19 of these vulnerabilities have been reported by the external security researchers. 5 of these vulnerabilities are rated as “High” in severity while 12 of them have “Medium” severity rating. Currently, Google disclosed no information about the remaining 8 vulnerabilities that have been discovered in-house.

Google additionally shared the names of the tools for detecting these vulnerabilities. Following are a list of the tools used by Google for bug discovery:

Solution (Update)

To defend against possible attacks due to these vulnerabilities, Google Chrome needs to be updated to the stable version 93.0.4577.63.

Normally, Chrome updates in the background when it is closed and reopened. However, if it has not been closed for a while, there might be pending updates. To check for pending updates, you can click More (Three vertical dots) on the top right of the Chrome browser.

Figure 1: Google Chrome Update Version 93.0.4577.63.
Figure 1: Google Chrome Update Version 93.0.4577.63.
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References to Advisories, Solutions and Tools

To learn more about security vulnerabilities, you could also read our articles What is a Security Vulnerability? or What is Vulnerability Scanning?