Branch Target Reuse, BTR: New Spectre V2 Attack Targeting JIT Compilers

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phoronix at 29 Sept, 17:00 UTC

It's been a while since any new Spectre vulnerabilities have come to light but that's changing today. The embargo has now lifted on BTR, Branch Target Reuse as a new Spectre-V2 attack affecting just-in-time (JIT) compilers...