PS5 Firmware 5.02 & PS4 Firmware 9.51 released, in context of FreeBSD heap buffer overflow vulnerability. Do not update
PlayStation pushed PS5 Firmware 22.01-05.02.00 (PS5 5.02) and PS4 Firmware 9.51 yesterday. Those are your typical “improves system performance” updates, but as always, we (and several prominent members of the hacking scene) recommend you do not update your console, if you can, and if you’re expecting to Jailbreak it eventually.
PS5 firmware 5.02 & PS4 Firmware 9.51 – What’s new
PS5 – 22.01-05.02.00
- This system software update improves system performance.
PS4 – 9.51
- This system software update improves system performance
Call me paranoid, but in the context of a $20’000 bounty awarded to TheFloW recently, the fact that both consoles get an update at the same time, and a recently revealed FreeBSD heap overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-23088), that might impact both PS4 and PS5, I feel this update could be a significant hint for the scene. And it looks like I’m not the only one:
9.51 has been released. maybe patches something important. do not update!
— Control_eXecute (@notzecoxao) April 13, 2022
I have been looking at it a bit, IF ps4 is vulnerable it could lead to a 9.5x kernel exploit, though any number of means that can send the packets required during scan… For PS5, it’s still a lot more work.
— Z (@Znullptr) April 13, 2022
PS4 Jailbreak 9.00 was found through a diff with firmware 9.03. It might make sense for hackers to look deeper into what 9.51 is bringing to the table, as it seems some of them have access to what’s necessary to decrypt the latest and greatest firmwares…
PS4 9.51 and PS5 5.02 – Should I update?
As always, if your goal is to jailbreak your console, you should simply not update. Not that we know for sure that 5.02 and 9.51 patch anything significant, but because the recent history of PlayStation hacking tells us so: people who keep their console up to date do not get the Jailbreaks.
In an ideal world, you would have 2 consoles: one that you keep on a low firmware for a Jailbreak (or buy a low firmware one if you can find one), and one that you keep up to date in order to play your current gen games and access PlayStation online services. I know it’s easier said than done, but that’s how things are.
First!
EU plans to have customer upgrade to an earlier version of Software per law. I really want to see, how this impacts on something like the Playstation or XBOX. I mean the whole thing about eFuses is to prevent Users from Downgrading or running invalid Software.
Its part of their new right to repair / more rights for the customer law. This could really bringt some fresh air in the scene.
Downgrade, maybe, but not with the patches open, surely. lol It wouldn’t go down well if so many could easily.
First-ly let me tell how excited this makes me 😀
LUCKLY i DONT HAVE ps5 or xsx
Ok this is pretty cool. Not for WAREZ but I want to do some editing to Elden Ring retail. Been tinkering with the Network Test. I just hope it does work on latest patch. The PS3 network got clogged with cheaters.
nice sony please all patch pirated consoles
Using 9.0 and happy with all my games backuped running from a 1TB SSD that I can use in my PC. That alone makes it worth not use the OFW.
There’s a new playstation $10,000 bounty by Theflow0. Now what I gotta do is to not update
Not the case for all those desperate people updating their console just to play the newest trending game for about a week or two.
Lol that’s me
Is version 4.50 standard on new PS5 from factory?