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Whack-a-Meltdown: Microarchitectural Security Games [Systems Attacks and Defenses]


Abstract:

In early 2018, the disclosure of Spectre1 and Meltdown2 exposed the security risks inherent in speculative and out-of-order execution, which were hitherto considered harm...Show More

Abstract:

In early 2018, the disclosure of Spectre1 and Meltdown2 exposed the security risks inherent in speculative and out-of-order execution, which were hitherto considered harmless and valuable performance optimizations. In a nutshell, these attacks demonstrated that transient execution, where the computer executes code speculatively before reverting execution, leaves side effects on the microarchitecture, allowing adversaries to retrieve data across software- and hardware-enforced security boundaries.
Published in: IEEE Security & Privacy ( Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Jan.-Feb. 2021)
Page(s): 95 - 98
Date of Publication: 26 January 2021

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