Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by Help Net Security, Nov 5, 09:00 UTC
A banking malware sample led researchers to an Android bug that can loop-crash phones
Summary
Bitdefender Labs says it found an Android flaw, which it calls GhostMap, that can leave a phone stuck in a crash loop that may need a factory reset to clear. The researchers built an app with no executable code that requests no permissions; installing it was enough to trigger the loop on a Pixel 10 running Android 17, and the app does not need to be opened. Bitdefender says the problem comes from how Android reads the ZIP structure inside an app package, and warns the bug is not yet fixed.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
Help Net SecurityFirst report
A banking malware sample led researchers to an Android bug that can loop-crash phones
Bitdefender Labs researchers built an Android app that contains no executable code and requests no permissions, and installing it leaves a Pixel 10 in a crash loop that can take a factory reset to clear.
Infosecurity Magazine
GhostMap Bug Leaves Android Phones Stuck in Reboot Loop
Bitdefender warns that unfixed GhostMap bug could force users to factory reset their device