The GhostMap vulnerability affects Android 10 through 17, triggering persistent boot loops that bypass Safe Mode. Google has currently declined to issue a patch.
A voluntary APK trapped by researchers has plunged a Pixel 10 into an endless reboot loop, without the application ever being opened. Named GhostMap, this Android fault is currently the subject of no security fixes announced by Google.
A new vulnerability in Android makes it possible to keep smartphones permanently trapped in a crash loop. For this only the installation of a prepared app is enough. Opening is not necessary, usually only a factory reset helps. (Read more)