Sony has officially released 3.42 firmware. Obviously you shouldn’t update if this exploit is important to you. However, some sites are reporting with certainty that the exploit is “patched” The truth however, is that further testing is needed before knowing if this exploit is patched. The exploit is hardcoded to patch certain offsets in 3.41. The exploit is exclusive to 3.41 retail firmware at this moment. Other firmwares have different offsets, therefore someone will eventually need to port this to 3.42. However, I’ve received word from phiren on efnet that “if the ps3 with 3.42 firmware can boot with the dongle plugged in without freezing, then the exploit is closed” So if anyone is willing to test this, please post it in the comments.
Sony has issued an official statement regarding 3.42 on their blog and it doesn’t seem good for psjailbreakers and psgroovers.
Hi everyone! A minor update to your PS3 system is now available via system software update v3.42 that includes additional security features. For more details and instructions on how to update the system software for the PS3 system, please visit the PS3 System Updates page.
UPDATE 3: Apparently the guys at Logic-Sunrise have found a fix for PSJailbreak for the update. They say it will not be compatible with clones, but there is always hope for that!
Here is a bad google translation from their site.
QUOTEIt is known for two weeks now, Logic Sunrise is filled with red, and it is not ready to change with the current advances. We attempt to find some 360 or Wii newser, but nothing! Go is no worse for us PS3 owners, but the team PSjailbreak have already found a way to bypass the security system in place to block dongles with the arrival this morning, firmware 3.42. The team thinks PSjailbreak out an update next week, not compatible with the clones (up from reverse engineering). The site elotrolado, known in Spain, confirmed this update, and explains that the new functions of backup manager will be available at the same time.
