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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by kmeisthax on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:14PM (#27963955)
AFAIK the current exploitable firmware for jailbreaking is 14.3 and I'm genuinely surprised that all these exploits for later versions aren't trickling down into Taurine or unc0ver.
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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by jbarrs on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:41PM (#27964373)
They probably are, and this bug may already have been known. Many jailbreaks are often held back for as many versions as possible, since that can allow the jailbreak to target more iOS versions with a single exploit without Apple quickly blocking it for future versions.
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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by kmeisthax on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:14PM (#27964814)
I guess that retroactively justifies my decision to keep my iOS devices on 14.5 at least...
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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by isodev on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:38PM (#27965130)
That really doesn’t sound very ethical though. An exploit can literally put people in danger. Holding back on reporting just so a few enthusiasts can fiddle with parts of their phone nobody intended for them to use is plain irresponsible… even antisocial.
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Re:About the security content of iOS 14.7.1 and iPadOS 14.7.1 by Matheus28 on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:19PM (#27965639)
If Apple gave people control over their own hardware, these enthusiasts wouldn't have an incentive to hold onto those exploits
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