Observed arrival · 2026-10-31
SMS of Death: Android’s zero-click telephony crash
A technical disclosure documents a malformed WAP Push SMS vulnerability that can crash Android’s telephony process, with source and a proof-of-concept APK linked.
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- For
- Android security researchers and device defenders
- Worth noticing
- The write-up says a queued message can cause repeated startup crashes and may require ADB-based recovery.
Field notes
The disclosure traces the crash to Android’s WAP Push telephony path and includes a stack-trace excerpt alongside the relevant source locations. It says carrier redelivery can repeat the crash, and that a queued message may persist across boots; the stated recovery route is ADB. Version coverage and patch status are claims made on the page, with some variation in how the affected range is described.
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