Android: SMS crash vulnerability

Android

A specially manipulated SMS message can crash Android's phone service, blocking calls and emergency services. No interaction is required from the victim.

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Keep Android devices off untrusted networks where possible and watch for the vendor's fix, since no patch is listed yet.

First seen: 1 Nov 2026
Last update: 1 Nov 2026, 13:18 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Android

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## Android: SMS crash vulnerability
Severity: unknown. Patch status: no fix yet.
Affected: Android

A specially manipulated SMS message can crash Android's phone service, blocking calls and emergency services. No interaction is required from the victim.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Android. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. There is no fix yet. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://securityaffairs.com/202184/security/sms-of-death-android-under-attack-an-invisible-sms-can-block-calls-and-emergency-services.html
https://pwned.coffee/i/android-sms-crash-vulnerability

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 1 Nov 2026, 14:18 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

Sources

securityaffairs.com: SMS of Death: Android under attack, an invisible SMS can block calls and emergency services

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