Grandchild of Rowhammer: ‘Half-Double’ Tactic Flips Farther Bits - Security Boulevard

I Want My ECC: Rowhammer—an attack tactic to escape sandboxes by flipping “neighboring” bits—has a new variant. And it’s been made easier by newer designs of RAM chips.

This new variant, which the team dubbed #HalfDouble, presents a “substantial challenge.” In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we double down, with no half measures. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/6WJoLvrN81

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 28, 2021