Reply to post: Re: So what happened to "Intel Sucks!!! Apple's M1 FTW!!!"

Unfixable Apple M1 chip bug enables cross-process chatter, breaking OS security model

jtaylor

Re: So what happened to "Intel Sucks!!! Apple's M1 FTW!!!"

Nobody's gonna do that. Because people are nice and they don't do this kind of stuff.

This exploit doesn't obviously offer anything that can't already be accomplished better using the methods normally available to userland processes.

You seem to believe that those interested in exploiting this vulnerability are all just a bunch of amateur boobs.

It has not yet been demonstrated that this exploit has practical use.

From the looks of it, this looks worse than Intel's Spectre.

Spectre permits access to protected kernel memory. It can be used to escape a jail or VM. This exploit permits passing messages between userland processes where the OS already provides easy and effective ways to do so.

leave Intel out of it.

Hey, that was you.

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