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Apple iOS 7.0.6 Update Bricks iPads, iPhones

posted by LaminatorX on Sunday February 23 2014, @06:00PM   
from the damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't dept.

l3g0la5 writes:

"Apple released iOS 7.0.6 to patch a vulnerability which, if unpatched, could allow attackers to capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS. However, quite a few users have reported that the upgrade didn't go as planned and their iDevices have been bricked after the update or during the update process. Users have flocked to Twitter as well as Apple support forums voicing their concerns and frustrations as quite a few users have tried updating their iOS 7 devices while on the move and once bricked, their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch requires a connection to iTunes to restart."

• Cydia patch for older versions Cydia patch for older versions (Score: 4, Informative) by FrogBlast on Sunday February 23 2014, @06:29PM

  by FrogBlast (21) on Sunday February 23 2014, @06:29PM (#5342)

  If you don't want to update to 7.0.6 for some reason (like potential bricking), there is a patch available through a Cydia to close the vulnerability in question. Add repo http://yangapp.googlecode.com/svn [googlecode.com] and install "SSL Patch"

  By way of warning, I haven't bothered to do it yet, as I'm stuck at work, but the folks at the jail break subreddit seem to be using it successfully. http://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/1yq24t/ cydia_tweak_for_fixing_ssl_bug_in_ios_below_706/ [reddit.com]

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• Re:Cydia patch for older versions (Score: 1) by denmarkw00t on Sunday February 23 2014, @06:51PM

  by denmarkw00t (2877) on Sunday February 23 2014, @06:51PM (#5350)

  Thanks, I was just wondering about whether or not the Jailbreak community would whip up something like this.

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