timecrime errata

hackerhouse-opensource · hackerhouse-opensource · commit a8ab9d5c9a52 · 2025-11-07T12:39:59.000-06:00
diff --git a/timecrime.c b/timecrime.c
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@
  *  * Uptime = (last_TSval - first_TSval) / 1000 → accurate
  *
  * Tested on kernel 6.12.48 (Debian 13, DigitalOcean, 2025-11-07):
- *   Even with =1, PoC reports precise uptime and 1000 Hz clock.
+ * Even with =1, PoC reports uptime and 1000 Hz clock. The uptime
+ * is not precise, however it is consistent and mono observable, 
+ * allowing to determine when the system reboots e.g. kernel patches
+ * or panic.
  *
  * Impact:
  *  * Remote, unauthenticated uptime/boot-time disclosure

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`@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@`
`53`	`53`	`* * Uptime = (last_TSval - first_TSval) / 1000 → accurate`
`54`	`54`	`*`
`55`	`55`	`* Tested on kernel 6.12.48 (Debian 13, DigitalOcean, 2025-11-07):`
`56`		`- * Even with =1, PoC reports precise uptime and 1000 Hz clock.`
	`56`	`+ * Even with =1, PoC reports uptime and 1000 Hz clock. The uptime`
	`57`	`+ * is not precise, however it is consistent and mono observable,`
	`58`	`+ * allowing to determine when the system reboots e.g. kernel patches`
	`59`	`+ * or panic.`
`57`	`60`	`*`
`58`	`61`	`* Impact:`
`59`	`62`	`* * Remote, unauthenticated uptime/boot-time disclosure`