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title: "CVE-2016-3760\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-3760

Publication date 11 July 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3760?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Bluetooth in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before
2016-07-01 allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a pairing
that remains present during a session of the primary user, aka internal bug
27410683.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3760?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| android | * Upstream:   <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/bt/+/37c88107679d36c419572732b4af6e18bb2f7dce> * Upstream:   <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Bluetooth/+/122feb9a0b04290f55183ff2f0384c6c53756bd8> * Upstream:   <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/hardware/libhardware/+/8b3d5a64c3c8d010ad4517f652731f09107ae9c5> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Adjacent |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3760)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3760)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-3760)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3760)

### Other references

* <http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3760>