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> On the other hand, although Chrome is equipped with Site Isolation, we demonstrate that it is not a perfect mitigation. We show the real-world existence of corner cases, where two subdomains of the same site can be merged into one process, again leading to LAP- and LVP-based attacks.

Did anyone spot where this is mentioned?

Edit: it doesn’t seem like they have a general attack. Rather, it’s that some sites are not in the public suffix list.

Edit 2: It’s also interesting that they found that iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini (which have the same processor and came out at the same time) differ in LAP in that they observed only the latter as having it. Very curious…



Right, and “where two subdomains of the same site can be merged into one process” is normal right, given Site Isolation ≠ Origin Isolation.

A PSL flaw is important, but also a low-cost fix.

Thanks for pointing this out.




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