News - Apple plugs jailbreak security hole

[HEXUS]

Apple releases vulnerability fix, which also disables JailbreakMe app.

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[XA04]

Haha how convenient. I knew the PDF "vulnerability" would be a good excuse for them to stop people jail breaking (now that it's legal in the US!)

[Stringent]

Well the vulnerability can be used to exploit other options not just the Jailbreak, so for them it makes sense to plug it. Imagine if it were left and someone else decided to get rough. It could get ugly.

I doubt the Jailbreak team will worry over this though, and concentrate on iOS4.1 when it comes out. For me, I'll just keep my Jailbreak thank you.

[pollaxe]

I'm updating my iPad to 3.2.2. as I type this (it's a big old download.) Haven't looked at jailbreaking yet but I'll keep it as an option for the future, assuming the clever jailbreaking types keep one step ahead of Apple (which they usually seem to do.)

[Xabi]

Cydia are following up with the same security patches on offer from Apple via their repos... Jailbreak, then patch up

[pollaxe]

I've been waiting and seeing on the iOS 4 before checking it out (it's still very new so the novelty-fu is still strong with me.) But I've just read that it's probably not until November.. hmmmm.... ah.. the dilemma...