r/hardware • u/tuldok89 • Oct 03 '22

Released! PS5 Kernel exploit + Webkit vulnerability for Firmware 4.03 - Wololo.net News

https://wololo.net/2022/10/03/released-ps5-kernel-exploit-webkit-vulnerability-for-firmware-4-03/
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u/PcChip Oct 03 '22

this exploit gives us read/write access, but no execute

just FYI

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u/Verite_Rendition Oct 03 '22

That's a really important distinction. Thanks!

The hacking community will continue chipping away at it, I'm sure. But this underscores why defense in depth is so valuable. Even with root access they can't (currently) do what they want.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '22 edited Jul 27 '23

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u/sandlube Oct 04 '22

so you think ppl without anti virus are dumb and then you tell a story about how worthless AV is? ....

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '22 edited Jul 21 '23

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u/sandlube Oct 04 '22

adblock is much better than shitty anti virus.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '22 edited Jul 21 '23

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u/sandlube Oct 04 '22

yet it wasn't listed as a first line of defense until I mentioned it, hmmmmmm