New Spectre v2 attack impacts Linux systems on Intel CPUs

April 10, 2024 at 01:24PM Researchers have developed the first native Spectre v2 exploit, affecting Linux systems on modern Intel processors. The discovery highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing performance optimization with security. Spectre V2 leverages speculative execution, leaving traces of sensitive data in CPU caches, and introduces security risks. Various entities are responding with … Read more