Systems and methods for memory safety with random embedded secret tokens

A computing system comprising:

• one or more memory devices;
• a controller configured to obtain, during execution of a process associated with a particular privilege level, data content from a memory location at the one or more memory devices;
• and
• a hardware-based detection circuit configured to determine whether the data content obtained from the memory location matches at least one of one or more token values, the one or more token values stored in one or more pre-determined memory locations at the one or more memory devices, wherein access of any of the pre-determined one or more memory locations indicates a potential anomalous condition;
• wherein the controller is further configured to trigger, in response to a determination that the data content matches the at least one of the one or more token values, another process with a higher or same privilege level as the particular privilege level associated with the process, to handle occurrence of a potential system violation condition.

A non-transitory computer readable media storing a set of instructions, executable on at least one programmable device, to:

• obtain, during execution of a process associated with a particular privilege level, data content from a memory location;
• determine by a hardware-based detection circuit whether the data content matches at least one of one or more token values, the one or more token values stored in one or more pre-determined memory locations, wherein access of any of the pre-determined one or more memory locations indicates a potential anomalous condition;
• and
• trigger, in response to a determination that the data content matches the at least one of the one or more token values, another process with a higher or same privilege level as the particular privilege level associated with the process, to handle occurrence of a potential system violation condition.