Local privilege escalation via unchecked Opus decode retry
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Heap buffer overflow in Google Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 allows local users to escalate privileges via an A2DP Opus packet. The a2dp_vendor_opus_decoder_decode_packet function retries a failed opus_decode call without rechecking its negative return value, then converts that value to unsigned when calculating frame length and writes beyond the heap buffer. Exploitation requires local access to the Bluetooth audio path, needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and grants higher privileges through memory corruption.
Summary
What happened
Heap buffer overflow in Google Android 14, 15, 16, 16-qpr2, and 17 allows local users to escalate privileges via an A2DP Opus packet. The a2dp_vendor_opus_decoder_decode_packet function retries a failed opus_decode call without rechecking its negative return value, then converts that value to unsigned when calculating frame length and writes beyond the heap buffer. Exploitation requires local access to the Bluetooth audio path, needs no additional execution privileges or user interaction, and grants higher privileges through memory corruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-45515
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=14
- Affected versionversion=15
- Affected versionversion=16
- Affected versionversion=16-qpr2
- Affected versionversion=17
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