On DRAM rowhammer and the physics of insecurity
AJ Walker, S Lee, D Beery - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamic random access memory (DRAM) disturb known as rowhammer (RH) has come
to dominate the insecurity of computing systems worldwide. Several studies have …
to dominate the insecurity of computing systems worldwide. Several studies have …
Electrical-level attacks on CPUs, FPGAs, and GPUs: Survey and implications in the heterogeneous era
Given the need for efficient high-performance computing, computer architectures combining
central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and field-programmable …
central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), and field-programmable …
A modern primer on processing in memory
Modern computing systems are overwhelmingly designed to move data to computation. This
design choice goes directly against at least three key trends in computing that cause …
design choice goes directly against at least three key trends in computing that cause …
Benchmarking a new paradigm: Experimental analysis and characterization of a real processing-in-memory system
Many modern workloads, such as neural networks, databases, and graph processing, are
fundamentally memory-bound. For such workloads, the data movement between main …
fundamentally memory-bound. For such workloads, the data movement between main …
TRRespass: Exploiting the many sides of target row refresh
After a plethora of high-profile RowHammer attacks, CPU and DRAM vendors scrambled to
deliver what was meant to be the definitive hardware solution against the RowHammer …
deliver what was meant to be the definitive hardware solution against the RowHammer …
Blacksmith: Scalable rowhammering in the frequency domain
We present the new class of non-uniform Rowhammer access patterns that bypass
undocumented, proprietary in-DRAM Target Row Refresh (TRR) while operating in a …
undocumented, proprietary in-DRAM Target Row Refresh (TRR) while operating in a …
Rowpress: Amplifying read disturbance in modern dram chips
Memory isolation is critical for system reliability, security, and safety. Unfortunately, read
disturbance can break memory isolation in modern DRAM chips. For example, RowHammer …
disturbance can break memory isolation in modern DRAM chips. For example, RowHammer …
Revisiting rowhammer: An experimental analysis of modern dram devices and mitigation techniques
RowHammer is a circuit-level DRAM vulnerability, first rigorously analyzed and introduced in
2014, where repeatedly accessing data in a DRAM row can cause bit flips in nearby rows …
2014, where repeatedly accessing data in a DRAM row can cause bit flips in nearby rows …
Uncovering in-dram rowhammer protection mechanisms: A new methodology, custom rowhammer patterns, and implications
The RowHammer vulnerability in DRAM is a critical threat to system security. To protect
against RowHammer, vendors commit to security-through-obscurity: modern DRAM chips …
against RowHammer, vendors commit to security-through-obscurity: modern DRAM chips …
Blockhammer: Preventing rowhammer at low cost by blacklisting rapidly-accessed dram rows
Aggressive memory density scaling causes modern DRAM devices to suffer from
RowHammer, a phenomenon where rapidly activating (ie, hammering) a DRAM row can …
RowHammer, a phenomenon where rapidly activating (ie, hammering) a DRAM row can …