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'Rowhammer' attack flips bits in memory to root Linux

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Hmmm

The fact that a particular piece of hardware is supported does not mean it is widely implemented. And the simple fact is that virtually NO consumer desktop computers come with ECC RAM. As correctly pointed it, it is only when you get into workstation/server class business computers that ECC is used to any great degree. Again the 100's of Millions of computers sitting in homes/offices around the globe are wide open to this attack.

And what about the growing use of SSD's? Surely they are vulnerable to the same type of attack. Essentially this type of security breach will drive the home computer to extinction. Heck, if you can't shut down or effectively censor the internet, shut down/control the computers themselves.

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