Cutting-edge hack gives super user status by exploiting DRAM weakness

Posted by bob on Mar 11, 2015 12:37 AM EDT
Ars Technica; By Dan Goodin 		Mail this story
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In one of more impressive hacks in recent memory, researchers have devised an attack that exploits physical weaknesses in certain types of DDR memory chips to elevate the system rights of untrusted users of Intel-compatible PCs running Linux.

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