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Purported kernel-level exploit for iOS 11.2-11.2.1 won’t yield a jailbreak

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Just a couple of days ago, security researcher Russ Cox made headlines after purportedly discovering a kernel-level exploit on iOS 11.2-11.2.1 devices. But as it seems, the ensuing excitement may have gotten a little bit out of hand.

Apple’s own security release notes for iOS 11.2.5 cited Cox’s bug as a means of executing arbitrary code on stock devices, but according to the researcher himself, it was nothing more than a memory corruption and Apple may have over-credited his finding.

Apple seeds first beta of watchOS 4.3 to developers

Apple on Thursday seeded the first beta of watchOS 4.3 to developers (build number is 15T5165e). The update can be installed by registered developers using the Apple Watch app on an iPhone running the iOS 11.3 beta (which, as of today, is available to public beta testers as well).