Re:Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser
by iugtmkbdfil834 on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:06AM
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I was gonna respond with the generic large swath of unverified code running on your machine, but I realized your question is more specific and more interesting. If anyone knows, I would love to hear an answer on this as well.
Re:Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser
by moron4hire on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:15AM
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Being new, largely untested code paths in the browser, it's very possible for it to have buffer overflow defects that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on your system. So, basically, literally anything could happen.
Re:Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser
by William_BB on Saturday November 07, 2026 @10:41AM
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> Also FYI for people on Linux, you need to enable unsafe WebGPU features for this to work.
Browsers on macOS do not require you to enable this feature. Does it mean it's on by default?!
Re:Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser
by hiccuphippo on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:01AM
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I think the most nefarious thing they can do with this is use it to further fingerprint your browser.
Oops, meant to reply to the GP.
Re:Need for Speed Underground 2 online in the browser
by jeroenhd on Saturday November 07, 2026 @11:35AM
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Linux support for WebGPU is incomplete. Other platforms have received more priority and have it enabled by default. Even on platforms where Chrome does support it, the tech isn't available on other browsers necessarily.
"Convenience flag for WebGPU development. Enables best-effort WebGPU support on unsupported configurations and more! Note that this flag could expose security issues to websites so only use it for your own development."
Can someone who knows about this stuff please guide us in terms of what sort of security risk we would would be exposing ourselves to?
Thanks.