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Bit flipping can be the byproduct of bow the system components harmonize. Role hammer RAM also has the same affect. [0]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Row_hammer



> Furthermore, research shows that precisely targeted three-bit Rowhammer flips prevents ECC memory from noticing the modifications.

Doesn't exactly sound like a use case for ECC memory, given that it can't correct these attacks. Interesting though, I'd have thought that virtual addresses would've largely fixed this.




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