@inproceedings{9dd7cdc32d5845758809eb56b5372871,
title = "Evaluating KASLR Break on RISC-V Using Gem5: Microarchitectural Side-Channel Analysis of Page-Table Walks",
abstract = "This paper leverages the gem5 simulator to analyze a microarchitectural KASLR break on RISC-V systems. Previous research [2] demonstrated the feasibility of KASLR breaks on RISC-V hardware platforms (C906 and U74). Our paper aims to provide insights that are not easily attainable through traditional hardware experiments. By employing gem5, we gain access to fine-grained metrics such as cycle counts, cache behavior, branch prediction statistics, and TLB accesses, among others. These detailed insights give a deeper analysis of the KASLR bypass and help understand the attack mechanics better.",
keywords = "Cache Timing Analysis, Embedded Systems, Microarchitectural Security, Side-Channel Attacks, gem5 Simulator",
author = "Mahreen Khan and Maria Mushtaq and Renaud Pacalet and Ludovic Apvrille",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.; 9th European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference, EICC 2025 ; Conference date: 18-06-2025 Through 19-06-2025",
year = "2025",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-94855-8\_15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031948541",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "229--235",
editor = "Isabel Pra{\c c}a and Simona Bernardi and In{\'a}cio, \{Pedro R.M.\}",
booktitle = "Cybersecurity - 9th European Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Conference, EICC 2025, Proceedings",
}