Just under two weeks ago, we showed you a project called Picasso that was made to bring Cowabunga-like systemwide customization to devices susceptible to the kfd exploit — namely arm64e devices running iOS & iPadOS 16.0-16.6 beta 1. Today, Picasso received a major update.
You can effortlessly change your iPhone’s ringtone from the Settings app, but unless you’ve downloaded a third-party ringtone from the iTunes Store or previously synced your own ringtones from your computer, you won’t find an easy way to import your own ringtone files on a non-jailbroken device.
One of the neat things you can do with the MacDirtyCow exploit for iOS 15.0-16.1.2 or the kfd exploit for iOS 16.2-16.5 is change the aesthetics of the passcode buttons on your Lock Screen.
Anyone with a MacDirtyCow-vulnerable device on iOS 15.0-16.1.2 is likely familiar with the Cowabunga system enhancement application that lets users customize their device’s user interface outside of stock parameters. But now that the kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit enables similar functionality on iOS 16.2-16.5, developers are starting to make similar apps for newer versions of iOS.
The kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit that grants kernel memory read and write privileges on firmware up to and including iOS & iPadOS 16.6 beta 1 is already being used to modify system files like the MacDirtyCow exploit was on iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2. But what about jailbreaking?
The Misaka package manager app that hosts jailed extensions for the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits present in iOS & iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 and 16.0-16.5 & 16.6 beta 1 respectively, was updated yet again early Friday morning to version 1.9.7 beta.
If you’re new to this kernel file descriptor (kfd) thing and you’re excited to begin taking advantage of it because you’re using a compatible firmware, then you’re probably going to want to pay close attention to a new project called Picasso by iOS developer sourceloation.
A new beta release of the Misaka jailed package manager was just launched Thursday afternoon to add preliminary support for the new kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit that affects iPhones and iPads running firmware up to and including iOS & iPadOS 16.6 beta 1. But even so, Misaka continues to receive additional quality of life updates.
Just yesterday, we shared how the Misaka package manager app for MacDirtyCow devices would soon pick up support for the newer kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit for devices running up to and including iOS 16.6 beta 1.
Misaka for MacDirtyCow devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-16.1.2 has been all the rage recently. Working as a jailbreak-style package manager for non-jailbroken devices for accessing some of the community’s greatest MacDirtyCow add-ons, the project is rapidly gaining momentum. But hot off the heels of the new kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit, it’s poised to become even more popular.
When the MacDirtyCow exploit for iOS 15.X-16.1.2 devices first made its appearance, developers quickly took advantage of the newfangled ability to read and write to kernel memory.
The kernel file descriptor (kfd) project that made rounds this past weekend because of its ability to achieve kernel read and write on firmware up to and including iOS & iPadOS 16.5 is becoming even more famous as iOS developers devise new and unique ways to take advantage of it.