Exclude iPad 5th/6th Generation and iPad Pro 9.7" from DarkSword kernel exploit - #851
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The DarkSword kexploit has been observed to *never work* on the 2GB A9(X)/A10 iPads, regardless of iOS version. As - based on my knowledge - the odds of this issue being resolved anytime in the (near) future are low, let's just block these devices from using the DarkSword kexploit (required for 16.7+ on these devices), rather than having unknowing users waste their time on something that will literally not work.
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This actually makes gruber even more attractive to exploit. But maybe there's some other solution that can be found eventually. Blocking access should be the priority. |
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The DarkSword kernel exploit has been observed to never work on the 2GB A9(X)/A10 iPads, regardless of iOS version. (I will personally pay anyone $20 (USD) if they have it working on any of the aforementioned devices using any current public Dopamine 2.5 beta version).
As - based on my knowledge - the odds of this issue being resolved anytime in the (near) future are low, we should probably just block these devices from using the DarkSword kernel exploit (required for 16.7+ on these devices), rather than having unknowing users waste their time on something that will literally not work.
Mitigates (though does not resolve) #783, #791, #823, #824, #850. This additionally does not include a case where a very very small % of 6S(+)/SE1 devices also have this type of issue.