New ARM ‘TIKTAG’ attack impacts Google Chrome, Linux systems

June 16, 2024 at 10:14PM The TIKTAG attack exploits ARM’s Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) to leak data with over 95% success. Researchers from Samsung, Seoul National University, and Georgia Tech demonstrated the attack against Google Chrome and the Linux kernel. MTE, designed to prevent memory corruption, is susceptible to TIKTAG-v1 and TIKTAG-v2 gadgets. Mitigations are … Read more