Though jailbreaking the first one might mean you later find a backdoor or exploit that works on all, maybe even remotely. Getting local access usually unearths other hidden issues.
Being that it's an old, apparently unpatched "Wind River Linux 8", I'm guessing some open vulnerabilities exist.
Not specifically related to the jailbreak, but John Deere bricked tractors Russia stole from Ukraine. If their code is as shoddy as this jailbreak suggest, whose to say they can't be hacked to kill switch ag equipment during harvest season.
Is it really surprising at this point? Most closed systems won't really bother fixing things that ain't broken, especially if its not connected to the internet. If the machinery can be hacked and commandeered remotely, we know the company will take it "very seriously" [0]
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 42.3 ms ] threadA New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32457590
Sick Codes has jailbroken a John Deere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32461238
requires physical access AND disassembly.
Being that it's an old, apparently unpatched "Wind River Linux 8", I'm guessing some open vulnerabilities exist.
Not specifically related to the jailbreak, but John Deere bricked tractors Russia stole from Ukraine. If their code is as shoddy as this jailbreak suggest, whose to say they can't be hacked to kill switch ag equipment during harvest season.
[0] https://twitter.com/david_colombo_/status/148063230404533043...