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GhostLock

Kernel root exploit (CVE-2026-43499) for some Amazon devices

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GhostLock 4.14

Temporary root for the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max 1st Gen (kara) on 4.14 kernels, adapted from CVE-2026-43499 in CyberMeowfia.

Supported builds, downloads, instructions and warnings are all in the XDA thread. Read it before running anything:

  • Fire TV Stick 4K Max 1st Gen, kara: https://xdaforums.com/t/temp-root-fire-tv-stick-4k-max-1st-gen-kara.4801361/

Building

Requires GNU Make and Android NDK r29 (makedist.sh downloads it if it is missing).

./makedist.sh

The zip is written to dist/.

Credits

  • CyberMeowfia: original IonStack (CVE-2026-43499) exploit
  • IonStackQuest3: ARM32 setsockopt stack-stamping reference
  • gitchw/ghostlock-cve-2026-43499: ARM32 futex-PI UAF reference
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