Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys

[Caute_cautim]

Hi All

Fixing a newly discovered side channel will apparently take a major toll on performance.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/hackers-can-extract-secret-encryption-keys-from-apples-mac-...

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Caute_Cautim

[Early_Adopter]

Oh boy, just wait there while I pre-fetch my dejavu…

[Caute_cautim]

I thought you meant Ouija board....

[Caute_cautim]

Another good explanation is shown here:

https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/apple-gofetch-the-vulnerability-which-is-not-eas...

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Caute_Cautim

[Caute_cautim]

Hi All

Another perspective on the same problem:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gofetch-attack-on-apple-silicon-cpus-can-steal-cr...

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Caute_Cautim

[Early_Adopter]

I only use that for SPECTRE.

This looks more like MELTDOWN, so I’ll be needing my nuclear reactor safety manual…

Interesting that some of Intel’s lessons weren’t learned and addressed in Apple’ Chip microarchitecture.