Bitdefender Labs researchers have discovered an Android vulnerability called GhostMap that can leave phones stuck in a continuous crash loop after installing a specially crafted app. The app doesn’t need to be opened, request permissions, or execute code to trigger the problem. The research, shared with Hackread.com, traces the flaw to differences between Android libraries that parse application package (APK) files. APKs use the ZIP format, but Android’s libziparchive and libandroidfw libraries
