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
minus-squareJane@lemmy.worldtoAnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz•Top comment decides next move, legal or not | day 17: Unicorn to F3 and shoots a healing rainbow from it's horn to heal the exploded pawnlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWe stan polycule horsies linkfedilink
How come branch prediction seems so vulnerable to exploits? Both spectre and meltdown were also caused by branch prediction not working quite right.