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Passwords have nothing to do with this. The attacker can potentially do anything to the target system voiding any security mechanisms that can be accessed by op
by lmilcin 9y ago
Passwords have nothing to do with this. The attacker can potentially do anything to the target system voiding any security mechanisms that can be accessed by operating system.
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- bzbarsky 9y agoSpectre and Meltdown don't give you the ability to _write_ memory, only _read_ it. So they're "only" a problem to the extent that there is information you do not want the attacker to read. Passwords are the first obvious target here. Of course the same attack could expose other credentials, so it's not a password-specific issue.