DDRop attack silently drops DDR5 writes to break confidential VMs

Security researchers disclosed DDRop, a low-cost hardware interposer that silently drops DDR5 memory writes, breaking freshness guarantees and compromising Intel TDX confidential VMs; findings will appear at ACM CCS 2026 after coordinated disclosure with Intel and AMD.

2026-09-15 ~ 2026-09-17 · 2 related posts

• DDRop: dropping DDR5 writes breaks freshness in confidential VMs on Intel TDX and AMD SEV-SNP — jedisct1 · 2026-09-15
• DDRop attack drops DDR5 writes to break Intel TDX and AMD SEV-SNP confidential VMs — matthew_d_green · 2026-09-17