SecurityException due to missing ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission
- Android version: 9
- Phone model: Samsung SM-A207F (a20sxx)
- Briar version: 1.2.13 (5fdc7e7c)
Stacktrace:
WifiService: Neither user 10177 nor current process has android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE.
java.lang.SecurityException: WifiService: Neither user 10177 nor current process has android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE.
at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1966)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1934)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1884)
at android.net.wifi.IWifiManager$Stub$Proxy.getConnectionInfo(IWifiManager.java:1928)
at android.net.wifi.WifiManager.getConnectionInfo(WifiManager.java:2099)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.AndroidLanTcpPlugin.getWifiIpv4Address(AndroidLanTcpPlugin.java:129)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.AndroidLanTcpPlugin.getPreferredWifiAddress(AndroidLanTcpPlugin.java:298)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.AndroidLanTcpPlugin.lambda$updateConnectionStatus$0(AndroidLanTcpPlugin.java:260)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.AndroidLanTcpPlugin.lambda$updateConnectionStatus$0$AndroidLanTcpPlugin(Unknown Source:0)
at org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.tcp.-$$Lambda$AndroidLanTcpPlugin$RnrvoJsXGo91N3aS5KUNVN0J3hU.run(Unknown Source:2)
at org.briarproject.bramble.PoliteExecutor.lambda$execute$0(PoliteExecutor.java:57)
at org.briarproject.bramble.PoliteExecutor.lambda$execute$0$PoliteExecutor(Unknown Source:0)
at org.briarproject.bramble.-$$Lambda$PoliteExecutor$wSvuPL6t_HUoaaqCVexrhJX_RSg.run(Unknown Source:6)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)
Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace:
at android.app.ContextImpl.enforce(ContextImpl.java:1924)
at android.app.ContextImpl.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(ContextImpl.java:1952)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.enforceAccessPermission(WifiServiceImpl.java:1697)
at com.android.server.wifi.WifiServiceImpl.getConnectionInfo(WifiServiceImpl.java:3776)
at android.net.wifi.IWifiManager$Stub.onTransact(IWifiManager.java:341)
Log not available due to #1917 (closed).
This is a strange one. Briar requests ACCESS_WIFI_STATE in the manifest and it should be granted automatically at install time.
Perhaps the device is in multi-user mode and only one user can hold this permission at once? Or perhaps the device has a permission management app that allows this permission to be revoked?