CVE-2016-2469

HIGH

Qualcomm sound driver - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-2469. PoCs published by ScottyBauer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2469, a slab overflow vulnerability in the Android kernel's msm-ds2-dap-config.c. It triggers the vulnerability via an ioctl call with a maliciously crafted dolby_param_data structure, causing a slab overflow or user-space dereference.

Description

The Qualcomm sound driver in Android before 2016-06-01 on Nexus 5, 6, and 6P devices allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 27531992.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 682 stars
by ScottyBauer · cpoc
https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/tree/master/CVE-2016-2469.c

This PoC exploits CVE-2016-2469, a slab overflow vulnerability in the Android kernel's msm-ds2-dap-config.c. It triggers the vulnerability via an ioctl call with a maliciously crafted dolby_param_data structure, causing a slab overflow or user-space dereference.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Android kernel (msm-ds2-dap-config.c)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to /dev/snd/hwC0D10 device node
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91046
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 44.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
google/android < 6.0.1
Published Jun 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026