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New GPUThor attack defeats NVIDIA ECC protection for root access

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

A newly disclosed Rowhammer attack called GPUThor can bypass error-correcting code (ECC) protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service (DoS) and root-level privilege escalation. [...]

Analysis

A newly disclosed Rowhammer attack called GPUThor can bypass error-correcting code (ECC) protections on NVIDIA GPUs, enabling denial-of-service (DoS) and root-level privilege escalation. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Aug 26, 2026.

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