CVE-2016-0828: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The BnGraphicBufferConsumer::onTransact function in libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp in mediaserver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49H and 6.x before 2016-03-01 does not initialize a certain slot variable, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, by triggering an ATTACH_BUFFER action, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26338113.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 5.0 only; version 5.0.1 only; version 5.0.2 only; version 5.1 only; version 5.1.0 only; version 5.1.1 only; …

Published 2016-03-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.