New GrapheneOS release brings hardware memory tagging to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
New GrapheneOS release brings hardware memory tagging to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
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GrapheneOS version 2023112600 released: https://grapheneos.org/releases#2023112600 See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release. Forum discussion thread:...
In the latest release of GrapheneOS, you can now enable hardware memory tagging for all user installed apps on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro to make them substantially harder to exploit. This is particularly useful for apps like Signal and WhatsApp.
More info in this thread: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/111479293301664182
A bit of a technical update, but in a nutshell this improves memory safety, and for those familiar with pointers, you can watch this nice video explaining it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwMt0e_dC_Q