2026-09-25 –, 5053.1 (Großer B-IT Raum)
MediaTek devices have a vulnerability which allows us to replace LK2 (Little Kernel 2, first-stage payload) with our own. We exploit it to clean-up the boot chain and gain full control over our devices.
Placeholder for now, we also want to cover barebox work ninelore and tree did on Chromebooks.
- https://github.com/R0rt1z2/fenrir
- https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/work_items/4527
Showcases:
- Zinwa Q25 (zinwa-q25) running U-Boot and mainline Linux booted with UEFI (MT8781)
- Motorola Moto G72 (motorola-vicky), same thing (MT6789)
- Acer Chromebook Spin 513 (google-tomato) (barebox, MT8195)
- Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook (U-Boot(?), MT8186)
Hack the planet!
thread 'main' (2137) panicked at 9lore.rs:2:1:
Caffeine and Methylphenidate not found
note: run with RUST_BACKTRACE=1 environment variable to display a backtrace