Google warns Chrome users of a major security risk, rolls out update to prevent attack

Google has acknowledged a critical security flaw with Chrome that has been exploited in the wild. The tech major has now rolled out a security update for the same and urges Chrome users to update their browser to it at the earliest.

Google has confirmed a critical security risk with Chrome and has warned users to update their web browser to the latest version. The security loophole has been marked critical because it was found to be under active exploitation by hackers before Google could roll out the fix.

Google has acknowledged the vulnerability in a new blog post that brings the Chrome update to mitigate it. Termed CVE-2021-37973, the security lapse affects Chrome users on Linux, macOS as well as Windows, as noted in the blog. As a protection against the exploitation of this risk, Google is now rolling out the Chrome 94.0.4606.61 stable channel to Windows, Mac and Linux.