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New GPUThor attack bypasses NVIDIA ECC protection and enables root-level privilege escalation

The GPUThor Rowhammer attack described by University of Toronto researchers can bypass ECC protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service and, according to the researchers, root-level privilege escalation.

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New GPUThor attack bypasses NVIDIA ECC protection and enables root-level privilege escalation

The GPUThor Rowhammer attack described by University of Toronto researchers can bypass ECC protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service and, according to the researchers, root-level privilege escalation.