Reply to post: Re: There must be a simpler fix...

'Beyond stupid': Linus Torvalds trashes 5.8 Linux kernel patch over opt-in Intel CPU bug mitigation

theblackhand

Re: There must be a simpler fix...

Your fix is changing the target of the attack from application space (i.e. browser or ash session keys) to the kernel - deduce the code encryption keys at the kernel via a timing attack and you're back to the original issue

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