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New GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 to Gain Host Root Access

Researchers have revealed a Rowhammer attack that targets NVIDIA workstation GPUs equipped with GDDR6 memory, bypassing the error correct…

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Researchers have revealed a Rowhammer attack that targets NVIDIA workstation GPUs equipped with GDDR6 memory, bypassing the error correction codes (ECC) NVIDIA recommends for mitigation. The exploit can cause denial‑of‑service conditions and enable privilege escalation, ultimately granting a root shell on the host system.

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