Security bug puts millions of Google Chrome users at risk, here's what you should do

A while ago, tech giant Google had warned millions of users of one of the most popular web browsers Google Chrome about a security flaw that reportedly affected the browser. In an official blog post, the company informed that vulnerabilities have been discovered with impacts ranging from low to high in Chrome browser for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Google stated that Chrome witnessed its 11th zero day exploit of the year pertaining to CVE-2021-37973. A 'zero day' exploit is when hackers exploit a security bug even before Google comes up with a patch to fix the bug. This makes it more dangerous for the end-uses.

The tech company said that it is “aware that an exploit for CVE-2021-37973 exists in the wild.”

"High CVE-2021-37973: Use after free in Portals. Reported by Clément Lecigne from Google TAG, with technical assistance from Sergei Glazunov and Mark Brand from Google Project Zero on 2021-09-21,” the blog post read.

Notably, the blog post arrived just a few days after the company said it discovered as many as 19 security flaws that affect Windows, Mac, and Linux. While Google provided fixes to these 19 bugs, it highlighted that "Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix."

To fix the bugs, Google has advised users to immediately update their Chrome browser to the latest version.

Here are the steps to update your Google Chrome browser to the latest version. 
 
Step 1: Open Chrome and go to Settings after clicking on the three vertical dots menu.
Step 2: Click on Help.
Step 3: Click on About Google Chrome.
Step 4: It will automatically start checking for updates and download them.
Step 5: Once it is updated, relaunch Chrome.

Your Chrome browser will now become more secure.