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CHERI Alliance Expands to Enhance Safety

November 13, 2024
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CHERI Alliance Expands to Enhance Safety

The CHERI Alliance, a growing initiative focused on improving memory safety in computer systems, has recently expanded with the addition of key members, including UK government agencies and Google. The project, which supports the use of Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI), aims to prevent critical memory-related vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows and heap use-after-free issues. These types of vulnerabilities are responsible for a significant percentage of cyberattacks, with estimates suggesting that up to 70% of attacks are linked to memory safety issues.

At the heart of the CHERI architecture is the ability to control memory pointers, ensuring that software can only access designated areas of memory. This enforced boundary prevents unauthorized memory use and enhances the overall security of systems. Although CHERI has been recognized for its potential, industry adoption has been slow due to challenges such as the high cost of recompiling existing software to function on this new architecture. For example, British semiconductor manufacturer Arm experimented with CHERI but has not yet joined the alliance, citing concerns over the infrastructure costs involved.

Despite these hurdles, the CHERI Alliance remains optimistic about the future. Robert Watson, a director of the alliance and professor of computer science at the University of Cambridge, emphasized the growing recognition of CHERI’s transformative capabilities. The alliance is working to drive the widespread implementation of CHERI as a scalable, hardware-based solution to address the most critical vulnerabilities in memory safety. As more organizations and industries join the effort, the hope is that the adoption of CHERI will accelerate, mitigating many of the risks associated with memory-based attacks.

Google has also expressed strong interest in CHERI, particularly in the context of enhancing privacy and security for generative AI systems. According to Ben Laurie, a lead security researcher at Google, CHERI could play a key role in improving system safety, especially in AI applications that handle sensitive personal data. While Google has not yet detailed its plans for integrating CHERI into its operations, its involvement signals the increasing importance of memory safety in the tech industry, particularly as the use of AI continues to grow and expand across various sectors.

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  • CHERI Alliance Expands with UK Agencies and Google to Enhance Memory Safety
Tags: CHERI AllianceCyber NewsCyber News 2024Cyber threatsGoogleGovernmentHardware SecurityNovember 2024UK
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