Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6690

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.

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Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=7.0
- (no CPE)range: <2016-10-05

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93301nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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