A new Spectre-v2 variant named Branch Target Reuse (BTR) can recover Linux root password hashes from Intel, AMD, and Arm processors in under five minutes.
Researchers have identified a new Spectre v2 attack variant, Branch Target Reuse (BTR), which can recover Linux root password hashes in as little as three to five minutes.
A new Spectre v2 variant, Branch Target Reuse (BTR), exposes Intel, AMD, and Arm processors to data leaks by targeting just-in-time compilers in kernels and browsers.
