Google Android 16/16-qpr2/17 P2P Provisioning Discovery p2p_pd.c p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Google Android 16/16-qpr2/17. Impacted is the function p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req of the file p2p_pd.c of the component P2P Provisioning Discovery. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-28662. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Google Android 16/16-qpr2/17. Affected is the function p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req of the file p2p_pd.c of the component P2P Provisioning Discovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In p2p_process_prov_disc_bootstrap_req of p2p_pd.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-28662 since 03/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/02/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +189 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-28662 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400284
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 21:27
Changes: 09/08/2026 21:27 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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