Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-3838

Description

Android 6.x before 2016-08-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of locked-screen 911 functionality) via a crafted application that uses the app-pinning feature, aka internal bug 28761672.

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Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/468651c86a8adb7aa56c708d2348e99022088af3nvdIssue TrackingPatch
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92244nvd

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