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How can network driver corrupt a database?
by YetAnotherNick 3y ago
How can network driver corrupt a database?
- throwaway2037 3y agoBy corrupting the data that was received.
- toast0 3y agoMost network drivers run in kernel context and can access and write to everything. Additionally, unless your system has an iommu and configures it to strictly limit your NIC, most NICs can DMA to any address in memory. Unintentionally providing the wrong address to receive a packet with is a great way to corrupt a database.