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'ChaiOS' Bug Can Cause IMessage to Crash With a Text Message

posted by martyb on Friday January 19 2018, @07:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-will-have-good-luck-if-you-forward-this-message-to-ten-of-your-friends dept.

Fnord666 writes:

There's a new bug floating around called "chaiOS" that appears to be a basic GitHub link. However, when you text it to a person via the iMessage app (whether on iOS or MacOS), it will crash the app and possibly cause the device to freeze and restart. In other words: Be aware that this exists, but don't send it to anyone.

It was Twitter user Abraham Masri who first uncovered the bug. The people over at 9to5Mac tested it out, and it certainly messed up their devices. They reported crashes and severe lags as a result of the bugs that persisted until the thread containing the link was deleted from the iMessage app. If you did send or receive it, and your device is a mess, there's also a fix in the replies to Masri's original tweet. We've reached out to Apple to confirm that their team is aware of the bug, and to see if there are any fixes in the works.

Source: EnGadget

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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Friday January 19 2018, @08:15AM (1 child)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Friday January 19 2018, @08:15AM (#624615) Journal

    That "word" is a link. Special processing for links (e.g. to allow you to follow it by just clicking/tapping on it) is quite common. Although it certainly shouldn't crash you app or freeze your device.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @08:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 19 2018, @08:30AM (#624618)

    I guess message preview pane is still the devils since ye old Outlook 97 days, at least according to an older bug https://9to5mac.com/community/the-latest-iphone-security-vulnerability-imessages-bug/. [9to5mac.com]