full-disclosure - Re: [FD] 'Rowhammer' - Software-triggered DRAM corruption

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Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:32:03 +0100
From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@...weaving.org>
To: fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure@...lution-hosting.eu>
Cc: fulldisclosure@...lists.org
Subject: Re: [FD] 'Rowhammer' - Software-triggered DRAM corruption

> On 13 Mar 2015, at 11:32, fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure@...lution-hosting.eu> wrote:
> 
> Am 12.03.2015 um 21:31 schrieb Aris Adamantiadis:
>> Le 12/03/15 17:00, Nick Boyce a écrit :
>> 
>>> Also, this may only affect SODIMMs, not DIMMs, as Google was only able
>>> to make the attack work on laptops - desktop machines so far remaining
>>> unaffected.
>>> 
>>> [I *knew* it was a good idea to hang on to that old Athlon XP desktop :-)]
>>> 
>> There are countless reports of the attack working on desktops. It worked
>> on one of the two non-ecc desktops I've tried it on. It's an AMD FX 8150.
>> 
> It's not dependend on the processor, it's the ram-design thats vulnerable.
> 
> If you use ECC chips, you should be safe, thats why cheap hw hosters are
> now in trouble, and professionsal server hw hosters not.

Until we find solid evidence of two bit-flips introduced in the same board; which is, 
given the ease of 1 bit ‘squared’ certainly in the lab within reach.

Over time - attacks always get stronger, never less potent.

Dw. 

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