diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java b/src/com/android/providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java
index 30158c3..6ba775b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/telephony/MmsProvider.java
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@
 import android.provider.Telephony.Mms.Rate;
 import android.provider.Telephony.MmsSms;
 import android.provider.Telephony.Threads;
+import android.system.ErrnoException;
+import android.system.Os;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.EventLog;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.google.android.mms.pdu.PduHeaders;
@@ -815,11 +818,21 @@
             case MMS_PART_RESET_FILE_PERMISSION:
                 String path = getContext().getDir(PARTS_DIR_NAME, 0).getPath() + '/' +
                         uri.getPathSegments().get(1);
-                // Reset the file permission back to read for everyone but me.
-                int result = FileUtils.setPermissions(path, 0644, -1, -1);
-                if (LOCAL_LOGV) {
-                    Log.d(TAG, "MmsProvider.update setPermissions result: " + result +
-                            " for path: " + path);
+                try {
+                    String partsDirPath = getContext().getDir(PARTS_DIR_NAME, 0).getCanonicalPath();
+                    if (!new File(path).getCanonicalPath().startsWith(partsDirPath)) {
+                        EventLog.writeEvent(0x534e4554, "240685104",
+                                Binder.getCallingUid(), (TAG + " update: path " + path +
+                                        " does not start with " + partsDirPath));
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                    // Reset the file permission back to read for everyone but me.
+                    Os.chmod(path, 0644);
+                    if (LOCAL_LOGV) {
+                        Log.d(TAG, "MmsProvider.update chmod is successful for path: " + path);
+                    }
+                } catch (ErrnoException | IOException e) {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Exception in chmod: " + e);
                 }
                 return 0;