Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices

Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by cromka on Friday September 27, 2019 @09:27AM (#21091695)

Why is it unpatchable? Even with physical access, via iTunes or something?

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by arayh on Friday September 27, 2019 @09:35AM (#21091763)

It exploits the bootrom, which is by definition unpatchable.

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by uxp100 on Friday September 27, 2019 @09:42AM (#21091837)

I suspect Apple has ways from the factory to fix this. Secure Fuses that can disable code paths, or inject code. But unpatchable in the field.

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by xurias on Friday September 27, 2019 @06:24PM (#21096798)

Future devices can be fixed at the factory. That still leaves tens of millions of vulnerable devices which are, as repeated before, unpatchable.

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by saagarjha on Friday September 27, 2019 @02:55PM (#21095144)

In the factory, Apple can just create new hardware without this flaw.

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Re:Checkm8 – Bootrom exploit for many iOS devices by uxp100 on Friday September 27, 2019 @03:32PM (#21095495)

That would be in the fab, not the factory, might mean tossing out inventory, and will take longer. I'm guessing they will do both.

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