Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by fh9302 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @01:55PM
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It's unclear if they even reported this issue to Apple.
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Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by matthewdgreen on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:01PM
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They reported it to Apple a long time ago, over a year I think. The problem appears to be that it's very hard to mitigate.
ETA: To be clear, this isn't me speculating. I spoke with one of the authors and asked this specific question. Apple hadn't shared the mitigation with them as of a few days ago.
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by fh9302 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:05PM
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Thank you. Do you know if lockdown mode / disabling JIT would mitigate the issue?
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by matthewdgreen on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:29PM
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From what I’m told disabling JIT might do the job. With consequences to things breaking down.
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by saagarjha on Friday October 27, 2023 @05:41AM
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Disabling JIT would make it substantially harder to exploit.
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by MatthiasPortzel on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:13PM
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From the site (perhaps it was updated to include this?):
> We disclosed our results to Apple on September 12, 2022 (408 days before public release).
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by HatchedLake721 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @01:59PM
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Interestingly, the YouTube videos are 13 months old.
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by thfuran on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:36PM
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That's when they reported it to apple.
Re:iLeakage: Browser-Based Timerless Speculative Execution A...
by cedws on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @01:57PM
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It's been reported
>At the time of public release, Apple has implemented a mitigation for iLeakage in Safari
However the site gives no details on timelines or a report at all.
(edit) They have added a "When did you notify Apple?" to the FAQ.