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I Exploited My Own Router to Fix It

TP-Link EAP770 v1 has a hardware bug corrupting large downloads. The manufacturer ended support and refused to provide fixes. The author exploited a kernel vulnerability to root the device and disable the buggy offload.

WHY IT MATTERS

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Known and confirmed

  • TP-Link EAP770 v1 has a hardware bug corrupting large downloads.
  • The manufacturer ended support and refused to provide fixes.
  • The author exploited a kernel vulnerability to root the device and disable the buggy offload.

Unknown or unverified

  • 该漏洞利用的稳定性及长期运行风险未完全评估。
  • 其他类似芯片是否存在相同DMA缓存一致性Bug尚不明确。

Original sources

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IndependentWanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit↗
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