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The SAB and clock changes are all to reduce timer precision. Reducing timer precision doesn't _fix_ the problem, but does reduce the rate of the data leak, whi
by bzbarsky 9y ago
The SAB and clock changes are all to reduce timer precision. Reducing timer precision doesn't _fix_ the problem, but does reduce the rate of the data leak, which means it takes longer to exfiltrate the same information.
Whether this is sufficiennt mitigation depends on your threat model and the exact amount of rate reduction. For example, a leak of 1 byte per hour might be OK in some threat models but not others.
- MrBuddyCasino 9y agoWasn‘t aware, thx!