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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 03:46:19 +0000
From: procmem <procmem@...eup.net>
To: kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Nethammer and kernel network drivers
Hello. I wanted to get your attention about a new, more serious
reincarnation of rowhammer called nethammer that doesn't need to execut
any code on the system like in the past nor does it leave a trace.
The summary of the paper is that rowhammer can be
remotely triggered by feeding susceptible* network driver crafted
traffic. This attack can do all kinds of nasty things such as modifying
SSL certs on the victim system.
* Susceptible drivers are those relying on Intel CAT, uncached memory or
the clflush instruction.
In absence of hardware mitigations, please identify and disable/fix
susceptible network drivers to avoid this type of attack. Thanks.
**
[0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.04956
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