GrapheneOS warns Pixel 11 drops hardware memory tagging security feature
The GrapheneOS project has flagged that Google's Pixel 11 will no longer support Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), a hardware-level security feature. MTE helps detect memory safety vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs at the hardware level. GrapheneOS, a privacy and security-focused Android fork, raised the concern via a post on Bluesky. The removal is notable because MTE has been a key hardware security capability on recent Pixel devices. This change may have implications for users and projects that rely on hardware-enforced memory safety protections.
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