Definition
A DRAM disturbance phenomenon in which rapid, repeated activation of one or more rows can cause stored bits to change in physically nearby rows.
Application
Evaluated in DRAM and platform reliability/security testing to assess susceptibility and validate mitigations such as targeted refresh; protection depends on the device and system implementation.
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Rowhammer
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Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/best-practices/reducing-exposure-to-rowhammer.html
- Evidence from ethz.chhttps://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2021/11/serious-security-vulnerabilities-in-computer-memories.html