RIDL Second in CSAW’19 Best applied Research

Two of VUSec’s papers were nominated for the Best Applied Research Award at CSAW’19 in Valence France: ECCploit and RIDL.

When the dust settled, “RIDL: Rogue In-Flight Data Load”, the
paper that was published at Security & Privacy in May and that shows a new class of speculative execution attacks that can leak any “in-flight” data from Intel CPUs won the second place
prize for Best Applied Research at CSAW ’19.

See also: “Much Ado about RIDL“.

Much ado about RIDL

The RIDL saga that started in September 2018 lingers on. A new embargo and a new set of insufficient patches, and it isn’t over yet. Excellent coverage by Kim Zetter in the New York Times.

In addition there were many other outlets covering this:

International:

https://www.wired.com/story/intel-mds-attack-taa/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20962667/intel-processor-security-vulnerabilities-researchers-disclosure

https://www.ft.com/content/d60cda42-7699-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab

https://in.pcmag.com/news/133831/intel-struggles-to-fix-hardware-based-flaws-researchers-say

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-reveals-taa-vulnerabilities-in-cascade-lake-chips-and-a-new-jcc-bug

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7681917/Intel-failed-fix-dangerous-chip-flaw-affecting-MILLIONS-Apple-Microsoft-Google-devices.html

https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/13/intel-fixes-cpu-security-flaw-for-real/

https://gizmodo.com/intel-reportedly-warned-of-critical-chip-security-flaws-1839807262

Dutch:

https://www.nu.nl/tech/6010595/onderzoekers-vrije-universiteit-intel-is-niet-eerlijk-over-processorlek.html

https://www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws-en-co/onderwerpen/519738-processorchips-intel-nog-steeds-kwetsbaar

https://nos.nl/artikel/2310247-onderzoekers-intel-neemt-beveiligingslek-niet-serieus.html

https://www.ad.nl/tech/onderzoekers-vu-intel-loog-over-oplossen-lek-in-chips~acb207e0/

https://tweakers.net/nieuws/159826/vu-onderzoekers-intel-heeft-ridl-kwetsbaarheid-nog-niet-volledig-opgelost.html

https://www.computable.nl/artikel/nieuws/cloud-computing/6834006/250449/oproep-vu-zet-hyperthreading-in-intel-processor-uit.html

https://radar.avrotros.nl/nieuws/item/processorchips-van-intel-nog-steeds-kwetsbaar/

https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20191113_36194155/vu-studie-intel-chips-nog-steeds-kwetsbaar

https://www.security.nl/posting/631293/VU-onderzoekers+onthullen+%22nieuwe%22+aanval+op+Intel-processors

Tabloids:

https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/348361583/vu-studie-intel-chips-nog-steeds-kwetsbaar