The first unpatchable iPhone exploit in six years targets chips still running Apple's latest ios

2 days ago by Sunshine to c/technology

Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published the first iPhone bootROM exploit in years. The process, called usbliter8, targets a hardware-level flaw, which means upgrading to newer...

Sunshine 32 points 2 days ago

Apple: “Nooo bootROM will lessen our grip on our users! We can’t have people installing postmarket os. Sideloading is dangerous waaaah”

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auzy1 18 points 2 days ago

Yeah. It's a matter of national security for them to be able to monitor everything in their app store so they can compete against popular products

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VieuxQueb 3 points a day ago

In other words it's a matter of financial security for them.

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Prove_your_argument 17 points 2 days ago

Physical access and obsolete tier devices means this will largely just provide a jailbreak method for older obsolete phones and some other, weirder devices.

Someone who knows what they are doing won't need a raspberry pi though. They just used one for their proof of concept and provided that code. Once a real jailbreak is here it will probably be as simple as plugging in a usb cable and running a program.

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workerONE 8 points 2 days ago

What's it mean that it targets chips still running Apple's latest iOS? If it's the latest iOS then there isn't a newer version available.

Edit, I read the article. It means it's targeting phones even though they're running the latest iOS

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ryper 3 points 2 days ago

Major iOS versions regularly drop support for older models. They're talking about phones that aren't old enough to have had support ended yet.

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Arcane2077 3 points 2 days ago

You’re right OP, Apple is wrong to provide the longest support lifespan in the industry realm of consumer products

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atro_city -2 points 2 days ago

Buying iPhones is a mistake.

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