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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.
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Researchers have identified a vulnerability in Android that allows a malicious app, requiring no permissions, to force a device into a continuous boot loop. The flaw, named “GhostMap,” causes the system to map a file into an unallocated memory region; when the affected process reads from that region, it crashes, triggering a persistent denial‑of‑service condition. Exploiting this issue only requires installing the crafted app, after which the device repeatedly reboots and cannot be recovered without a full system reset.
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