Description
The sound driver in the kernel in Android before 2016-10-05 on Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, and Nexus Player devices allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 28838221.
Exploits (1)
github
WORKING POC
8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/cve-2016-6690
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93301
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
google/android
< 7.0
Published
Oct 10, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026