Researchers uncover an unpatchable security flaw affecting several iPhone generations
Researchers have released a new unpatchable BootROM exploit targeting Apple devices equipped with A12 and A13 chips.
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📍 How it ended
Researchers disclosed an unpatchable security flaw affecting iPhones with A12 and A13 chips. The vulnerability, targeting the SecureROM, was reported across multiple outlets without a definitive resolution in the coverage.
Epilogue added 19d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
A security flaw has been uncovered affecting several iPhone generations. The vulnerability specifically targets the SecureROM of devices utilizing A12 and A13 chips, with researchers releasing a checkm8-style exploit.
Coverage from The Register, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Mashable, and GSMArena emphasizes that this flaw is unpatchable. The reports highlight that Apple likely cannot fix the vulnerability due to its nature within the chip's ROM.
Future developments depend on the impact of this exploit on the affected A12 and A13 devices, as coverage does not yet specify a response from Apple.
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Quick answers
Which chips are affected by the security flaw?
The exploit targets Apple's A12 and A13 chips.
Can Apple fix this vulnerability?
According to coverage, the exploit is unpatchable and Apple likely cannot fix it.
What type of exploit is this?
The Register describes it as a checkm8-style BootROM exploit.
Coverage (6)
- Researchers drop checkm8-style BootROM exploit for A12 and A13 iPhones The Register · 22d ago
- New unpatchable exploit targets Apple devices with A12 and A13 chips 9to5Mac · 22d ago
- A12 & A13 Apple devices face an unpatchable SecureROM vulnerability AppleInsider · 22d ago
- Apple's A12 and A13 Chips Facing New Unpatchable Exploit MacRumors · 22d ago
- Older iPhones are vulnerable to a flaw Apple likely can’t fix Mashable · 22d ago
- Researchers uncover an unpatchable security flaw affecting several iPhone generations GSMArena.com · 22d ago
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