New exploit available for LG G5: QuadRooter

[einhuman197]

I don't think we have to unlock our bootloader. One click rooting tools don't need a unlocked bootloader. The lg magma has a Root Method on 6.0.1 and you don't have to unlock the bootloader for this. Su is only a app and a few files in the system. You can only crash the bootloader when it has hash checks. And hashing the whole system takes long.

And we can easily do a temporary root.

 

[einhuman197]

I want to add a little thing: We can still root android Marshmallow without systemless, supersu has both options. With the traditional root we don't need bootloader unlock.

 

[jaykoerner]

I want to add a little thing: We can still root android Marshmallow without systemless, supersu has both options. With the traditional root we don't need bootloader unlock.

sorry im on a different phone and was just looking at quadrooter to see if it was a option for our device, but we have the ability to flash IMG's but i was told you could not do system root in marshmallow? please enlighten me, we do not have the ability to pull imgs though so we were at a loss, but if we could get the firmware from ZTE we could build a system img from it and include root, no?

 

[einhuman197]

QuadRooter is a security flaw android devices that works on android Marshmallow up to the August update. It allows root access. When we find a rooting team that uses this exploit to inject su in the traditional way (not systemless, which writes into /boot, that one that writes into /system) we don't need a bootloader unlock. But with this we cannot flash IMG's files, we also cannot install a custom recovery but we can flash zips with flashfire and we can make a nandroid backup and restore that after a bootloader unlock. With this we can also root any branded g5, t mobile or whatever.

 

[Sergykm]

Any news for root? Or we have security flaw but nobody can't use it for get root?

 

[gwolfu]

Any news for root? Or we have security flaw but nobody can't use it for get root?

as stated, this is just an exploit (or a few exploits) that can bypass some android protections
this can be used to get elevated permissions if you craft a special app to do so, but can no be used to install custom ROMs, recovery or even superSU

 

[einhuman197]

this can be used to get elevated permissions if you craft a special app to do so, but can no be used to install custom ROMs, recovery or even superSU

That's not right. You get root access with this, and you can inject the su with this. This means we can get permanent root. Some devices have protections (Motorola, blackberry...) but LG devices don't have those protections and you can get permanent root.

 

[gwolfu]

That's not right. You get root access with this, and you can inject the su with this. This means we can get permanent root. Some devices have protections (Motorola, blackberry...) but LG devices don't have those protections and you can get permanent root.

let me put it another way
if you can install su, then why no one used those exploits to install it?
well simply because you can't
the exploits are public and yet no one managed to get any actual use of them
the current bootloader on the G5 does not allow tampering with the system partition and if you can't unlock it, you simply can not install any "mods" on the phone
sorry but that is that
if there would have been a simple solution, believe me that up until now someone would have thought of it

 

[fsi09]

https://gwolf2u.com/ever-evolving-trojan-roots-devices-and-infects-android-system-process/

Maybe this can help us?

 

[einhuman197]

So no root with QuadRooter?

I asked the kingroot team before they said it could be possible and they'll look at it.

 

[sguerra923]

So no root with QuadRooter?

I asked the kingroot team before they said it could be possible and they'll look at it.

No unfortunately not.. Some are putting focus on the V20 once released on gaining root etc

 

[einhuman197]

The problem is: I will do a bootloader unlock which I can do (I have a European H850) but I'll loose everything. I hate to format it. On my e975 I rooted with towelroot and did a bootloader unlock with freegee without unlock D:. Can you suggest me a tool that backups every app and their app data? Thanks.

 

[antykat]

System LG Backup is good enough for me. I don't have to do anything after restoring. The only thing is to download maps fo Sygic Navigation. That's one of reasons that I haven't rooted my phone yet. I use Adguard to block ads. I can't see a reason to unblock bootloader for now. I rooted my phones in the past mainly for Adaway and Titanium Backup. I have no need to do that now and I don't have to worry about warranty.

 

[Diablo_692]

System LG Backup is good enough for me. I don't have to do anything after restoring. The only thing is to download maps fo Sygic Navigation. That's one of reasons that I haven't rooted my phone yet. I use Adguard to block ads. I can't see a reason to unblock bootloader for now. I rooted my phones in the past mainly for Adaway and Titanium Backup. I have no need to do that now and I don't have to worry about warranty.

So what I hear you saying, is that with LG Backup to the PC you get a complete restore of your apps and their data, settings, contacts, etc. from the .lbf file that is created much like you did with Titanium Backup?

 

[antykat]

I make backup on sd card (external memory) not on pc. I haven't try this with pc. And yes all settings (system settings as well), sms's, contacts, bookmarks, passwords, etc. are saved. I have over 50 apps installed. I restored all apps a few times and had no problems. If I remember well its necessary to make backup of WatsApp conversations and restore it separately. The app doesn't keep them on servers as fb messenger does. Additionally you can choose what you want to backup and restore.

 

[Diablo_692]

I make backup on sd card (external memory) not on pc. I haven't try this with pc. And yes all settings (system settings as well), sms's, contacts, bookmarks, passwords, etc. are saved. I have over 50 apps installed. I restored all apps a few times and had no problems. If I remember well its necessary to make backup of WatsApp conversations and restore it separately. The app doesn't keep them on servers as fb messenger does. Additionally you can choose what you want to backup and restore.

Ok thanks, good to know. I don't have an SD card.....yet, so I'm using the PC. Did you set up your SD card as "portable" storage or as "adoptable" storage?

 

[antykat]

I did nothing with my card, just put it into my phone. I think you can make backup on internal memory if you have anough space and copy it to pc, but I haven't tried this way.

 

[gwolfu]

https://gwolf2u.com/ever-evolving-trojan-roots-devices-and-infects-android-system-process/

Maybe this can help us?

well yeah but that requires a bit of know how before doing it

 

[einhuman197]

So does lg backup save app data?

 

[antykat]

I answered your question in #73-#77 posts. If you need confirmation, put your question into Questions & Answers thread.