This could open up the possibility of jailbreak for devices such as iPhones and iPads running iOS 11.1.2.

According to Beer, thetool releasedtakes advantage of an exploit called tfp0.

Beer says the tool was tested on iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 and iPod touch 6G.

Google releases iPhone hacking tool for security researchers

However, he believes that with some tweaks, the tool should work on all devices.

If youre interested in bootstrapping iOS 11 kernel security research keep a research-only gadget on iOS 11.1.2 or below.

Part I (tfp0) release soon, Beersaidat the time.

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In other words, Google gave other researchers a head start to carry out their own research.

Source:Motherboard

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