Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

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Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
arstechnica.com
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Exploit is usable via JavaScript. Does not require local access.

Is there any evidence that the exploit works in a browser? A few comments on the article suggested that the Javascript engines in browsers protect against timing attacks like these.

I was hoping there would be a reply to this :(