diff --git a/libs/sensor/ISensorServer.cpp b/libs/sensor/ISensorServer.cpp
index a6cacad..93c95b9 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/ISensorServer.cpp
+++ b/libs/sensor/ISensorServer.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@
         v.setCapacity(n);
         while (n) {
             n--;
-            reply.read(s);
+            if(reply.read(s) != OK) {
+                ALOGE("Failed to read reply from getSensorList");
+                v.clear();
+                break;
+            }
             v.add(s);
         }
         return v;
@@ -84,7 +88,11 @@
         v.setCapacity(n);
         while (n) {
             n--;
-            reply.read(s);
+            if(reply.read(s) != OK) {
+                ALOGE("Failed to read reply from getDynamicSensorList");
+                v.clear();
+                break;
+            }
             v.add(s);
         }
         return v;
diff --git a/libs/sensor/Sensor.cpp b/libs/sensor/Sensor.cpp
index 0a49008..efb18c0 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/Sensor.cpp
+++ b/libs/sensor/Sensor.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,13 @@
         return false;
     }
     outputString8.setTo(static_cast<char const*>(buffer), len);
+
+    if (size < FlattenableUtils::align<4>(len)) {
+        ALOGE("Malformed Sensor String8 field. Should be in a 4-byte aligned buffer but is not.");
+        return false;
+    }
     FlattenableUtils::advance(buffer, size, FlattenableUtils::align<4>(len));
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/sensor/SensorManager.cpp b/libs/sensor/SensorManager.cpp
index 62f4b4e..cc5bcd8 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/sensor/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@
     return *sensorManager;
 }
 
+void SensorManager::removeInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(sLock);
+    auto iterator = sPackageInstances.find(packageName);
+    if (iterator != sPackageInstances.end()) {
+        SensorManager* sensorManager = iterator->second;
+        delete sensorManager;
+        sPackageInstances.erase(iterator);
+    }
+}
+
 SensorManager::SensorManager(const String16& opPackageName)
     : mSensorList(nullptr), mOpPackageName(opPackageName), mDirectConnectionHandle(1) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
@@ -162,6 +172,11 @@
 
         mSensors = mSensorServer->getSensorList(mOpPackageName);
         size_t count = mSensors.size();
+        if (count == 0) {
+            ALOGE("Failed to get Sensor list");
+            mSensorServer.clear();
+            return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+        }
         mSensorList =
                 static_cast<Sensor const**>(malloc(count * sizeof(Sensor*)));
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(mSensorList == nullptr, "mSensorList NULL");
diff --git a/libs/sensor/include/sensor/SensorManager.h b/libs/sensor/include/sensor/SensorManager.h
index 09ac7ed..b2a9e1e 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/include/sensor/SensorManager.h
+++ b/libs/sensor/include/sensor/SensorManager.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 {
 public:
     static SensorManager& getInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName);
+    static void removeInstanceForPackage(const String16& packageName);
     ~SensorManager();
 
     ssize_t getSensorList(Sensor const* const** list);
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp b/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
index 9380600..0a4e684 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/hidl/SensorManager.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     if (mPollThread.joinable()) {
         mPollThread.join();
     }
+
+    ::android::SensorManager::removeInstanceForPackage(
+            String16(ISensorManager::descriptor));
 }
 
 // Methods from ::android::frameworks::sensorservice::V1_0::ISensorManager follow.