CVE-2016-6690

low-risk

Published 2016-10-10

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.

Do I need to act?

0.03% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Android

Affected Vendors

Google

References (4)

Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93301

Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93301

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal