Memory Tagging: A Memory Efficient Design

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Partap, Aditi, Boneh, Dan
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 03.11.2022
• Subjects: Marking; Safety; Security

ARM recently introduced a security feature called Memory Tagging Extension or MTE, which is designed to defend against common memory safety vulnerabilities, such as buffer overflow and use after free. In this paper, we examine three aspects of MTE. First, we survey how modern software systems, such...