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[PLUG] Spectre v2 exploit against kernel


Researchers Uncover First Native Spectre v2 Exploit Against Linux Kernel

https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/researchers-uncover-first-native.html

The exploit, called Native Branch History Injection (BHI), can be used to leak arbitrary kernel memory at 3.5 kB/sec by bypassing existing Spectre v2/BHI mitigations, researchers from Systems and Network Security Group (VUSec) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam said in a new study.
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