A previously unknown compression side channel in GPUs can expose images thought to be private.

GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack::A previously unknown compression side channel in GPUs can expose images thought to be private.

  • db2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    And it left out possibly the most important piece of information:

    For GPU.zip to work, a malicious page must be loaded into the Chrome or Edge browsers. Under-the-hood differences in the way Firefox and Safari work prevent the attack from succeeding when those browsers process an attack page.