I presume that this malware exploits a root privilege escalation vuln to record phone calls? During installation, this malware asks for the RECORD_AUDIO permis

I presume that this malware exploits a root privilege escalation vuln to record phone calls? During installation, this malware asks for the RECORD_AUDIO permission, but AFAIK this permission is not for allowing applications to record phone calls, but merely recording audio when a call is not in progress.