CWE-1261

Improper Handling of Single Event Upsets

Medium

Description

The hardware logic does not effectively handle when single-event upsets (SEUs) occur.

Potential Impact

How to Fix

Architecture and Design

Implement triple-modular redundancy around security-sensitive modules.

Architecture and Design

SEUs mostly affect SRAMs. For SRAMs storing security-critical data, implement Error-Correcting-Codes (ECC) and Address Interleaving.

Related Weaknesses

References

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