The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac

Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by tetrahedon on Friday September 11, 2026 @01:34AM (#49653922)

There are more of these hiding in WebGPU. Some work on iOS as well. I reported them to Apple but they were closed as not having security relevance.

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Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by socalgal2 on Friday September 11, 2026 @01:42AM (#49653969)

that's because they don't hav any security relevance.

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Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by ta8903 on Friday September 11, 2026 @02:25AM (#49654238)

most bugs don't

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Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by lxgr on Friday September 11, 2026 @07:03AM (#49656355)

DDoS-exploitable bugs generally do.

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Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by lxgr on Friday September 11, 2026 @07:03AM (#49656347)

Your definition of security doesn't include availability, then?

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Re:The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freez... by api on Friday September 11, 2026 @08:33AM (#49657353)

DOS is security relevant.

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