08 Nov, 2026

GhostMap Android flaw lets malicious app trigger persistent boot loop

Attackers can force Android devices into a continuous boot loop using a specially crafted app that requires no permissions and only needs to be installed. To cause the persistent denial-of-service (DoS), the app triggers a vulnerability that researchers dubbed ‘GhostMap’ that makes Android map a file into an unallocated memory region. The affected process crashes […]

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