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Spectre bug is back, this time to haunt JIT engines

HighCVSS 7.0
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Summary

The Spectre vulnerability, a microarchitecture flaw that allows side-channel attacks, has resurfaced in a new form called Branch Target Reuse (BTR). Mitigation efforts are underway, with CVEs assigned, but Mozilla is focusing on site isolation instead of direct fixes.

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