CVE-2019-15447

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung S7 Edge Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/hero2ltexx/hero2lte:8.0.0/R16NW/G935FXXS4ESC3:user/release-keys com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 7.0.0.0

Description The issue concerns a pre-installed app on the Samsung S7 Edge Android device that 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.

Recommendations For the Samsung S7 Edge Android device, consider restricting the com.samsung.android.themecenter app's ability to perform app installations until a patch is available. For the com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 7.0.0.0, avoid using the app's installation capability until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the com.samsung.android.themecenter app until a patch is available.