[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fQRvZvChUJyWAXhLuTfTWaUX3wUb4IwoXRId02uQFXRw":3},{"article":4,"iocs":36,"watch_terms":40,"solutions":41,"lesson":131},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"summary":8,"ai_summary":9,"brief":10,"url":11,"image_url":12,"published_at":13,"ingested_at":14,"relevance_score":15,"entities":16,"category_id":23,"category":24,"article_tags":28},"acfa34d5-567a-46cc-89c1-47683b087f8e","GhostMap Android Flaw Can Leave Phones Stuck in Crash Loop","ghostmap-android-flaw-can-leave-phones-stuck-in-crash-loop-bd3291","An Android security flaw could turn a seemingly ordinary app installation into a serious recovery problem, with some…","A vulnerability dubbed GhostMap has been discovered in Android that can cause phones to enter a continuous crash loop after installing a specially crafted app. The flaw stems from inconsistencies in how Android libraries parse APK files, leading to SIGBUS errors and system crashes. Affected phones, potentially including Android 10 and later, may require a factory reset for recovery, with USB debugging offering limited options if previously enabled.","Android GhostMap flaw allows malformed APKs to cause crash loops, potentially requiring factory reset.","https:\u002F\u002Fhackread.com\u002Fghostmap-android-flaw-phones-stuck-crash-loop\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fhackread.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fghostmap-android-flaw-phones-stuck-crash-loop.jpg","2026-11-12T07:33:29+00:00","2026-11-12T08:00:44.518904+00:00",8,[17,20],{"name":18,"type":19},"Bitdefender","vendor",{"name":21,"type":22},"Android","product","80544778-fabb-4dcd-aa35-17492e5dcf4f",{"id":23,"icon":25,"name":26,"slug":27},null,"Vulnerabilities","vulnerabilities",[29,31],{"category":30},{"id":23,"icon":25,"name":26,"slug":27},{"category":32},{"id":33,"icon":25,"name":34,"slug":35},"89f78b1c-3503-45a1-9fc7-e23d2ce1c6d5","Malware","malware",[37],{"type":35,"value":38,"context":39},"GhostMap","Vulnerability name that can cause crash loops on Android devices.",[18,21],{"controls":42,"vendors":119},[43,72,93],{"slug":44,"name":45,"problem":46,"products":47},"breach-attack-simulation","Breach and attack simulation","You only find out whether your security tools stop an attack when a real attacker tries.",[48,56,64],{"vendor_slug":49,"vendor_name":50,"vendor_logo":51,"product_slug":52,"product_name":53,"url":54,"description":55},"picus-security","Picus Security","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fpicus-security.png","picus-breach-and-attack-simulation","Picus Breach and Attack Simulation","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.picussecurity.com\u002Fplatform\u002Fbreach-and-attack-simulation","Continuously tests live defences against current threats, shows what controls block, detect, log and miss, and provides ready-to-apply fixes.",{"vendor_slug":57,"vendor_name":58,"vendor_logo":59,"product_slug":60,"product_name":61,"url":62,"description":63},"pentera","Pentera","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fpentera.png","pentera-platform","Pentera Platform","https:\u002F\u002Fpentera.io\u002Fpentera-platform\u002F","Runs automated, safe attacks in production to validate exploitable attack paths, prioritise proven risk and confirm fixes. Modules cover internal networks, the external attack surface and cloud.",{"vendor_slug":65,"vendor_name":66,"vendor_logo":67,"product_slug":68,"product_name":69,"url":70,"description":71},"safebreach","SafeBreach","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fsafebreach.png","safebreach-validate","SafeBreach Validate","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.safebreach.com\u002Fvalidate-breach-and-attack-simulation\u002F","Breach and attack simulation with a large library of real attack methods, testing how well controls work across the whole attack chain.",{"slug":73,"name":74,"problem":75,"products":76},"endpoint-management","Device management (MDM and UEM)","Every company laptop and phone is known, encrypted, locked down and up to date.",[77,85],{"vendor_slug":78,"vendor_name":79,"vendor_logo":80,"product_slug":81,"product_name":82,"url":83,"description":84},"microsoft","Microsoft","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fmicrosoft.png","intune","Microsoft Intune","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fsecurity\u002Fbusiness\u002Fmicrosoft-intune","Device management for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, including update rings and compliance policies.",{"vendor_slug":86,"vendor_name":87,"vendor_logo":88,"product_slug":89,"product_name":90,"url":91,"description":92},"ninjaone","NinjaOne","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fninjaone.png","ninjaone-patch-management","NinjaOne Patch Management","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ninjaone.com\u002Fpatch-management\u002F","Automated patching of operating systems and third-party applications from the cloud.",{"slug":94,"name":95,"problem":96,"products":97},"application-allowlisting","Application allowlisting","Any program that reaches a computer can run, including ransomware and the remote-access tools attackers bring with them.",[98,106,114],{"vendor_slug":99,"vendor_name":100,"vendor_logo":101,"product_slug":102,"product_name":103,"url":104,"description":105},"airlock-digital","Airlock Digital","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fairlock-digital.png","airlock-allowlisting","Airlock Allowlisting and Execution Control","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.airlockdigital.com\u002F","Blocks anything not explicitly trusted from running, with tools to build and keep the trusted list current as software changes.",{"vendor_slug":107,"vendor_name":108,"vendor_logo":109,"product_slug":110,"product_name":111,"url":112,"description":113},"threatlocker","ThreatLocker","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fthreatlocker.png","ringfencing","Ringfencing","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.threatlocker.com\u002Fcapabilities\u002Fringfencing","Limits what approved applications may do, such as which files, network locations and other programs they can reach, so a compromised application cannot be turned against you.",{"vendor_slug":107,"vendor_name":108,"vendor_logo":109,"product_slug":115,"product_name":116,"url":117,"description":118},"allowlisting","Allowlisting","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.threatlocker.com\u002Fcapabilities\u002Fallowlisting","Blocks any software that has not been approved, including ransomware and unapproved remote-access tools. A learning period builds the approved list first.",[120,125],{"slug":121,"name":18,"logo_path":122,"roles":123},"bitdefender","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fbitdefender.png",[124],"reported_by",{"slug":126,"name":127,"logo_path":128,"roles":129},"google","Google","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fgoogle.png",[130],"affected",{"slug":132,"title":133,"body":134,"framework_refs":135,"framework_notes":141},"ghostmap-android-flaw-can-brick-devices-in-permanent-crash-loop","GhostMap Android Flaw Can Brick Devices in Permanent Crash Loop","The GhostMap vulnerability exploits inconsistencies in how Android's native libraries parse APK file structures, triggering SIGBUS (bus error) signals that force the operating system into an unrecoverable crash loop. The severity is compounded by the fact that recovery may require a full factory reset, meaning all user data could be lost. This matters because a malicious app distributed through unofficial channels—or even sideloaded—could be weaponized to permanently disable targeted devices. The flaw highlights the risk of parsing inconsistencies in foundational platform code and the downstream impact on device availability and data integrity.",[136,137,138,139,140],"CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets (v8)","CIS Control 7: Continuous Vulnerability Management (v8)","NIST SP 800-53 SI-2: Flaw Remediation","NIST CSF 2.0 RS.MI-01: Incidents are contained","NIS2 Article 21(2)(e)",{"NIS2 Article 21(2)(e)":142,"NIST SP 800-53 SI-2: Flaw Remediation":143,"NIST CSF 2.0 RS.MI-01: Incidents are contained":144,"CIS Control 7: Continuous Vulnerability Management (v8)":145,"CIS Control 2: Inventory and Control of Software Assets (v8)":146},"This point covers vulnerability handling and disclosure in acquisition and maintenance of systems, directly applicable to managing and remediating the GhostMap parsing flaw in the Android platform.","SI-2 requires organizations to identify, report, and correct information system flaws; promptly patching Android devices against GhostMap is precisely the action this control mandates.","Because GhostMap can render devices unrecoverable without prior preparation, having a containment plan—including pre-enabled USB debugging and backup procedures—directly fulfills this category's requirement to limit incident impact.","CIS Control 7 requires timely remediation of discovered vulnerabilities; applying OEM patches for GhostMap as soon as they are available directly addresses this control's intent.","CIS Control 2 requires organizations to maintain an allowlist of authorized software, which would prevent the installation of a specially crafted malicious APK that triggers GhostMap."]