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There are Spectre/Meltdown exploits done in JavaScript, on the browser. You do NOT want to turn off mitigations unless you're in a Faraday cage.
by _xnmw 5y ago
There are Spectre/Meltdown exploits done in JavaScript, on the browser. You do NOT want to turn off mitigations unless you're in a Faraday cage.
- mhh__ 5y agoThe browsers themselves have implemented quite a few mitigations themselves, for the record. Spectre only works in the same address space, which is why chrome uses so many processes.