CVE-2019-15438

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung XCover4 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/xcover4ltedo/xcover4lte:8.1.0/M1AJQ/G390YDXU2BSA1:user/release-keys com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 7.0.1.0

Description The issue allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device that can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions required by other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities to other pre-installed apps.

Recommendations For the Samsung XCover4 Android device, consider restricting access to the com.samsung.android.themecenter app until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the app installation capability via the accessible app component in the com.samsung.android.themecenter app. Restrict permissions to prevent pre-installed apps from obtaining signatureOrSystem permissions that could be used to exploit this issue.