CVE-2019-25052 — In Linaro OP-TEE before 3

In Linaro OP-TEE before 3.7.0, by using inconsistent or malformed data, it is possible to call update and final cryptographic functions directly, causing a crash that could leak sensitive information.

01What is this vulnerability?

In Linaro OP-TEE before 3.7.0, by using inconsistent or malformed data, it is possible to call update and final cryptographic functions directly, causing a crash that could leak sensitive information.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2021-08-11T15:15:07.187
• Last modified: 2026-06-05T20:13:25.387

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os/commit/34a08bec755670ea0490cb53bbc68058cafc69…
• github.com — https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os/security/advisories/GHSA-pgwr-qmgh-vhmf
• github.com — https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os/commit/34a08bec755670ea0490cb53bbc68058cafc69…
• github.com — https://github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os/security/advisories/GHSA-pgwr-qmgh-vhmf