---
id: 8578
title: "MTE As Implemented, Part 3: The Kernel"
source_domain: projectzero.google
source_url: "https://projectzero.google/2023/08/mte-as-implemented-part-3-kernel.html"
published_at: "2023-08-02T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["memory-safety", "linux", "arm", "kernel", "mitigation", "mte"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8578"
lang: en
---

# MTE As Implemented, Part 3: The Kernel

## Summary

Part 3 of the MTE As Implemented series, examining kernel-side support for Arm Memory Tagging Extension, its performance costs, and gaps observed in real implementations.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectzero.google
- **Published:** 2023-08-02T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://projectzero.google/2023/08/mte-as-implemented-part-3-kernel.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8578