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Discovery of Hardware Backdoor in VIA C3 x86 Processors

#hardware vulnerability#x86 architecture#processor security

A hardware backdoor in VIA C3 x86 processors allows userland code to bypass kernel protections, enabling unauthorized access to privileged data. The repository provides tools to detect and mitigate the vulnerability, serving as a case study for embedded processor security research.

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