{"id":237805,"date":"2026-05-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/running-linux-on-the-ps5-with-a-hypervisor-exploit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:10:11","slug":"running-linux-on-the-ps5-with-a-hypervisor-exploit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/running-linux-on-the-ps5-with-a-hypervisor-exploit\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Linux On The PS5 With A Hypervisor Exploit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running Linux On The PS5 With A Hypervisor Exploit<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2026\/05\/01\/running-linux-on-the-ps5-with-a-hypervisor-exploit\/\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-01 07:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: hackaday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Since Sony\u2019s PlayStation 5 console is quite literally an AMD-based gaming PC with a custom mainboard, the only thing that really keeps anyone from just installing another operating system on it is the hypervisor-based firmware. Since in older firmware for the original \u2018phat\u2019 PlayStation 5 there exists a hypervisor exploit, this logically means that you can totally run Linux on them, as demonstrated by [Andy Nguyen] with the PS5-linux project on GitHub.<\/p>\n

PS5 firmware version 5.x from 2022 seems to have at least partially addressed this particular vulnerability, so this leaves firmware versions 3.x and 4.x supported by PS5-linux for now. Firmware versions 1.x and 2.x also have this vulnerability, but [Andy] hasn\u2019t added support for these yet. As for the prospect of running PS5-linux on 5.x firmware the prospect is less certain, but it\u2019s reckoned that since the OS would then run inside the hypervisor it\u2019d be quite limited in its functionality. Firmware versions 6+ are currently still firmly locked-down.<\/p>\n

If you have an original PS5 kicking around with the right firmware version, to use the project you need a 64+ GB USB drive to run from and USB dongles for Wi-Fi\/Ethernet. For Bluetooth support you also need a dongle. With the USB drive inserted into the console, on boot it runs the jailbreak exploit and sends the bootloader as payload. If all goes well you should then see the desktop of Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon pop up.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s arguable how practical this currently is, but since it doesn\u2019t modify the PS5 firmware it\u2019s not permanent at least. Unfortunately Linux doesn\u2019t have drivers for much of the PS5\u2019s hardware, so the available video resolutions are limited, power management features such as standby are not working, and there are currently bugs related to HDMI audio and video output on some monitors.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unfortunate that features like OtherOS (before it got pulled) on the PlayStation 3 or the official Linux for the…<\/p>\n

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