Prefetch Side-Channel Attacks - Bypassing SMAP and Kernel ASLR

Explore a groundbreaking conference talk from CCS 2016 that delves into prefetch side-channel attacks and their ability to bypass SMAP and Kernel ASLR. Learn from researchers Daniel Gruss, Clémentine Maurice, Andreas Fogh, Moritz Lipp, and Stefan Mangard as they present their findings at the 23rd ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security. Gain insights into cutting-edge cybersecurity research and understand the implications of these attacks on system security. Discover how these techniques can compromise kernel address space layout randomization and supervisor mode access prevention, two critical security features in modern operating systems.