It looks like an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1 might not take as long as people might have thought. The famous iOS hacker and Antid0te developer, Stefan Esser has posted a teaser video showing his iPod touch 4G on iOS 4.3.1 with his own untethered exploit found in iPad 2?s kernel cache binary. Interestingly, Apple did not fixed the kernel vulnerability in iOS 4.3.1 update he used for untether exploit. Stefan points out that because the kernel cache binary is about 8-10 MB in size, it was hard enough for Apple engineers to locate it in a short span of time. Despite being found in iPad 2 kernel, this exploit does not support the iPad 2, because there is no way to install it there (bootrom exploits fixed), confirmed Stefan. However, untether expert hacker Comex is already baking the exploit to jailbreak iPad 2. In the description of the YouTube video showcasing the untethered jailbreak, the author explains his position: a. I repeatedly stated that I will not release a jailbreak tool – I will only give out the untether. I did not try yet, but if it is feasible the untether could be a cydia package. b. While the vulnerability I use is in the iPad 2 kernel my untether will NOT SUPPORT the iPad 2, because there is no way to install it there (bootrom exploits fixed). – however Comex is working on that part. c. I am not giving out any ETA again, because the Jailbreak community is simply nuts. Last time I gave an ETA and even before that had passed I got constantly insulted by people that were demanding an immediate release. Sorry guys the more you insult people with the knowledge to actually do what YOU WANT the less motivation there is to use our free time to give it to you. So although we won’t be receiving a jailbreak tool with untethered capabilities from the author — his video uses the latest version of Sn0wbreeze to showcase the untethered possibilities — it is possible that we could see it in Comex’s future jailbreak solution or as a package on Cydia. Either way, definite progress is being made, which is a great thing for the community. We will update you as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for more updates either by following us on Facebook, Twitter and/or subscribing to our RSS feed. Authors:

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