getReadWriteConnection: SQLiteCantOpenDatabaseException unknown error (Sqlite code 14): Could not open database, (OS error - 13:Permission denied)

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On some Android devices (Huawei Y6II running Android 6), I'm encountering a rare exception while trying to use RuntimeExceptionDao.iterator():

Stack trace:
Caused by android.database.sqlite.SQLiteCantOpenDatabaseException: unknown error (Sqlite code 14): Could not open database, (OS error - 13:Permission denied)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.nativeOpen(SQLiteConnection.java)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.open(SQLiteConnection.java:217)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.open(SQLiteConnection.java:201)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnectionPool.openConnectionLocked(SQLiteConnectionPool.java:493)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnectionPool.open(SQLiteConnectionPool.java:194)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteConnectionPool.open(SQLiteConnectionPool.java:183)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.openInner(SQLiteDatabase.java:826)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.open(SQLiteDatabase.java:810)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(SQLiteDatabase.java:713)
at android.app.ContextImpl.openOrCreateDatabase(ContextImpl.java:652)
at android.content.ContextWrapper.openOrCreateDatabase(ContextWrapper.java:269)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getDatabaseLocked(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:235)
at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:175)
at com.j256.ormlite.android.AndroidConnectionSource.getReadWriteConnection(AndroidConnectionSource.java:68)
at com.j256.ormlite.android.AndroidConnectionSource.getReadOnlyConnection(AndroidConnectionSource.java:55)
at com.j256.ormlite.stmt.StatementExecutor.buildIterator(StatementExecutor.java:243)
at com.j256.ormlite.stmt.StatementExecutor.buildIterator(StatementExecutor.java:217)
at com.j256.ormlite.dao.BaseDaoImpl.createIterator(BaseDaoImpl.java:1095)
at com.j256.ormlite.dao.BaseDaoImpl.iterator(BaseDaoImpl.java:551)
at com.j256.ormlite.dao.BaseDaoImpl.iterator(BaseDaoImpl.java:540)
at com.j256.ormlite.dao.RuntimeExceptionDao.iterator(RuntimeExceptionDao.java:403)
[application code stack - omitted as per corporate policy]
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:743)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:150)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5659)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:822)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:712)

library version:
com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:5.1

A solution or any leads would be highly appreciated.