{"id":17850,"date":"2025-10-06T05:46:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/chrome-users-issued-major-security-warning-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T05:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:46:57","slug":"chrome-users-issued-major-security-warning-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/chrome-users-issued-major-security-warning-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome Users Issued Major Security Warning By Indian Govt: What You Should Know | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9616527\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 06, 2025, 11:05 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9616527\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 asubttl-schema\">Chrome security risks have become a concern for Google and with AI integration taking shape the issues need to be fixed<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bggrn\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.\" title=\"Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chrome security risk for Windows and Mac users, and they are being warned.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google Chrome users continue to face serious questions about its security and the Indian government is doing its part by informing them about the latest issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">There is a new security warning for Chrome users from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team of CERT-In. The new security bulletin dated October 3, 2025 comes with a high-severity rating which affects millions of Chrome users on PC and Linux systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Chrome Alert From Indian Govt: What\u2019s The Issue?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Chrome which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.&#8221; the security bulletin highlighted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The actual security warning shares the details which says, \u201cMultiple vulnerabilities exist in Google Chrome due to Heap buffer overflow in WebGPU and Video; Side-channel information leakage in Storage and Tab; Inappropriate implementation in Media, Omnibox, and Storage; Out of bounds read in Media; Off by one error in V8; Use after free in V8. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted web page.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In simple words, if the attacker manages to bypass the security of the system and exploit these issues, they can get the victim to visit a targeted malicious website which can be very dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Chrome Security Risk: Who Is Affected?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">If you have been using Chrome on either Windows, macOS or a Linux machine, you need to make sure these versions of the browser are not running on your system:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.54 for Linux<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Google Chrome versions prior to 141.0.7390.54\/55 for Windows and Mac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chrome users must download the latest available software update for Google Chrome on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can do this by heading over to the three-dot menu on Chrome \u2013 Settings \u2013 About \u2013 Update Chrome. Google has listed the security fixes that come with the stable channel update.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chrome is also busy making AI-powered changes and the new agentic AI features have already made its way to some of the users with Gemini. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:28px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Get latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements. Stay informed with breaking tech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/\">news<\/a>, expert insights, and trends from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/\">India<\/a>\u00a0and around the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/\">world<\/a>.\u00a0 Also Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/eng-article-eop\">News18 App<\/a> to stay updated.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 06, 2025, 11:05 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-873247894 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Chrome Users Issued Major Security Warning By Indian Govt: What You Should Know<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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