That's pretty bad. I'm definitely against that.
> We call that a web browser.
Are there known exploits based on web browser use, which are foiled by CPU microcode changes? Or, are these speculated to be possible?
The exploit certainly was possible: https://security.googleblog.com/2021/03/a-spectre-proof-of-c...
To what degree it's mitigated by CPU microcode patches or browser changes, I couldn't say off the top of my head. I suspect the situation has improved on both fronts.
That's pretty bad. I'm definitely against that.
> We call that a web browser.
Are there known exploits based on web browser use, which are foiled by CPU microcode changes? Or, are these speculated to be possible?