minus-squareJane@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 year agoHow come branch prediction seems so vulnerable to exploits? Both spectre and meltdown were also caused by branch prediction not working quite right. linkfedilink
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How come branch prediction seems so vulnerable to exploits? Both spectre and meltdown were also caused by branch prediction not working quite right.