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by zeveb 3090 days ago
> This one requires local code execution …

… and nowadays almost everyone permits remote sites to execute code in their browsers. I don't know if JavaScript can be used to implement Meltdown though.

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From https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/ssca :

This research has implications for products and services that execute externally supplied code, including Chrome and other browsers with support for JavaScript and WebAssembly.