RootBeer sample fail on SElinux check

[david-lev]

Hi, I have new Samsung galaxy S21, running Android 11, This is an original device that has never been rooted or with unlocked bootloader. but in the new version of rootbeer I get message says that my device has been rooted.

I checked the device settings (Settings > About phone > software information > Se for Android status) and there's SElinux is on Enforcing mode. So what could be the problem, maybe an error in the checking process?

There are a lot of apps that use the rootbeer library to get root indication, which means I can't use them if the problem isn't resolved.

[david-lev]

Is this libary still getiing any support?

[scottyab]

Hey @david-lev yep we are still maintaining rootbeer albeit on best efforts basis. Just for some extra context the SElinux flag check is an optional/experimental check that isn't included in the main isRooted() check. I agree if you're seeing an issue with this then it does sound like an error in the checking process. Thanks for raising this.

[VD171]

Selinux is returning a false positive.

[stealthcopter]

@VD171 sorry I didn't quite get that. What is Selinux returning?

[VD171]

@VD171 sorry I didn't quite get that. What is Selinux returning?

The app is showing SELinux as disabled even though it is not.