Latest Memory news

CISA: Most critical open source projects not using memory safe code

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published research looking into 172 key open-source projects and whether they are susceptible to memory flaws.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2024
- 01:56 PM
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New ARM 'TIKTAG' attack impacts Google Chrome, Linux systems

A new speculative execution attack named "TIKTAG" targets ARM's Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) to leak data with over a 95% chance of success, allowing hackers to bypass the security feature.
- Bill Toulas
- June 16, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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Microsoft tests using MT/s for memory speed in Windows 11 Task Manager

Microsoft is testing showing memory speeds as MT/s (mega-transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz) in the Windows 11 Task Manager.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 06, 2024
- 01:09 PM
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New ZenHammer memory attack impacts AMD Zen CPUs

Academic researchers developed ZenHammer, the first variant of the Rowhammer DRAM attack that works on CPUs based on recent AMD Zen microarchitecture that map physical addresses on DDR4 and DDR5 memory chips.
- Bill Toulas
- March 25, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 0
Microsoft pulls Edge update causing 'Out of Memory' crashes

Microsoft has pulled the Microsoft Edge 122.0.2365.63 update after users reported receiving "Out of memory" errors when browsing the web or accessing the browser settings.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 01, 2024
- 10:44 AM
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New StackRot Linux kernel flaw allows privilege escalation

A new privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Linux was discovered, enabling unprivileged local users to compromise the kernel and elevate their rights to attain root-level access.
- Bill Toulas
- July 06, 2023
- 03:27 AM
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New Google Chrome feature frees memory to make browsing smoother

Google says the latest release of Chrome for desktop devices now comes with a new performance-boosting feature designed to free up memory and make web browsing smoother.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2022
- 01:19 PM
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New Rowhammer technique bypasses existing DDR4 memory defenses

Researchers have developed a new fuzzing-based technique called 'Blacksmith' that revives Rowhammer vulnerability attacks against modern DRAM devices that bypasses existing mitigations.
- Bill Toulas
- November 15, 2021
- 05:27 PM
- 0
Cybercriminal sells tool to hide malware in AMD, NVIDIA GPUs

Cybercriminals are making strides towards attacks with malware that executes code from the graphics processing unit (GPU) of a compromised system.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 31, 2021
- 11:12 AM
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Computer memory maker ADATA hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware

Taiwan-based leading memory and storage manufacturer ADATA says that a ransomware attack forced it to take systems offline after hitting its network in late May.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 08, 2021
- 01:11 PM
- 0
Google Chrome now gobbles up 20% less memory on Windows

Google says that the latest Google Chrome version comes with major memory savings on Windows systems and improves energy consumption and overall responsiveness.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 12, 2021
- 09:50 AM
- 4
Memory leak in IBM DB2 gives access to sensitive data, causes DoS

A memory leak vulnerability in IBM Db2 relational database could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive data or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in the database.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 20, 2020
- 08:11 AM
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Google Chrome ends Windows 10 memory optimization test after CPU hit

Google has stopped testing a Windows 10 memory optimization developed by Microsoft after finding it caused a performance hit in Google Chrome.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 15, 2020
- 11:56 AM
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DDR4 Memory Still At Rowhammer Risk, New Method Bypasses Fixes

Academic researchers testing modern memory modules from Samsung, Micron, and Hynix discovered that current protections against Rowhammer attacks are insufficient.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 11, 2020
- 02:27 PM
- 0
ECC Memory Vulnerable to Rowhammer Attack

Memory modules with error-correcting code (ECC) protection are vulnerable to Rowhammer, an attack that can help corrupt data the computer stores in its volatile memory chips.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 26, 2018
- 11:46 AM
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New CSS Attack Restarts an iPhone or Freezes a Mac

A new attack has been discovered that will cause iOS to restart or respring and macOS to freeze simply by visiting a web page that contains certain CSS & HTML. Windows and Linux users are not affected by this bug.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 15, 2018
- 01:25 PM
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Two-Thirds of Second-Hand Memory Cards Contain Data From Previous Owners

A recent study conducted by academics from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK has revealed that almost two-thirds of second-hand memory cards still contain remnants of personal data from previous owners.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 06, 2018
- 03:59 AM
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Windows 8 and Later Fail to Properly Apply ASLR, Here's How to Fix

Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and subsequent Windows 10 variations fail to properly apply ASLR, rendering this crucial Windows security feature useless.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17, 2017
- 02:20 PM
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Microsoft Announces New Tool to Investigate Memory Corruption Bugs

Microsoft announced yesterday a new tool that automates the process of detecting the root cause of memory corruption issues.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- October 04, 2017
- 05:55 AM
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SSD Drives Vulnerable to Attacks That Corrupt User Data

NAND flash memory chips, the building blocks of solid-state drives (SSDs), include what could be called "programming vulnerabilities" that can be exploited to alter stored data or shorten the SSD's lifespan.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- May 21, 2017
- 07:35 AM
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