A new Branch Target Reuse (BTR) attack has been devised that can recover root password hashes on Intel computers running Linux in 3-5 minutes on average.
In the world of information technology, security vulnerabilities are emerging as major threats. One such emerging vulnerability is the Spectre-v2 BTR attack, which exposes weaknesses in Linux memory. The Spectre-v2 BTR attack exposes Linux memory despite existing defenses. A group of academics from VUSec and St. Anna High School reported details concerning a new type of CPU vulnerability…
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