ArsTechnica summarized research that documents a vulnerability in both integrated and discrete GPUs which lets a website pull pixels from another site through the use of iframes and the exploitation of side channels created by the GPU when it compresses data. The vulnerability hinges on accessing that side channel to reproduce what’s on screen, pixel by pixel. Fortunately, the researchers don’t believe this is a true threat — and neither do Nvidia, Qualcomm, or Google, per statements published at Ars. However, according to Ars, some browsers, including Chrome and Edge, are technically vulnerable. Firefox and Safari are not.
  • @SanctusEnglish
    54•1 year ago

    Even without it they are more appealing.

  • Rikudou_SageEnglish
    10•1 year ago

    Does it, though? Everyone who cares about stuff like that already uses Firefox or its forks.

    On another note, very interesting kind of vulnerability.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•1 year ago

    This feels like a huge nothing burger.

    The researchers along with all the major companies dont actually think this is a realistic issue.

    “the researchers don’t believe this is a true threat — and neither do Nvidia, Qualcomm, or Google, per statements published at Ars.”