#SpectreV2

Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs

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April 10, 2024 at 10:25AM VUSec cybersecurity group at VU Amsterdam university revealed a new form of the Spectre v2 attack targeting Intel processors. Named Branch History Injection (BHI), it bypasses hardware mitigations and can leak kernel memory on the latest Intel CPUs. Intel updated guidance on mitigations and plans to address BHI in future … Read more

Researchers Uncover First Native Spectre v2 Exploit Against Linux Kernel

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April 10, 2024 at 06:33AM Researchers have disclosed the first native Spectre v2 exploit against the Linux kernel on Intel systems, called Native Branch History Injection (BHI), allowing to leak sensitive data from memory. The exploit can bypass existing mitigations and impacts all vulnerable Intel systems. Other recent related vulnerabilities include GhostRace and Ahoi Attacks, … Read more