CVE-2023-41325

OP-TEE double free in shdr_verify_signature

Published Sep 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OP-TEE is a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) designed as companion to a non-secure Linux kernel running on Arm; Cortex-A cores using the TrustZone technology. Starting in version 3.20 and prior to version 3.22, `shdr_verify_signature` can make a double free. `shdr_verify_signature` used to verify a TA binary before it is loaded. To verify a signature of it, allocate a memory for RSA key. RSA key allocate function (`sw_crypto_acipher_alloc_rsa_public_key`) will try to allocate a memory (which is optee’s heap memory). RSA key is consist of exponent and modulus (represent as variable `e`, `n`) and it allocation is not atomic way, so it may succeed in `e` but fail in `n`. In this case sw_crypto_acipher_alloc_rsa_public_key` will free on `e` and return as it is failed but variable ‘e’ is remained as already freed memory address . `shdr_verify_signature` will free again that memory (which is `e`) even it is freed when it failed allocate RSA key. A patch is available in version 3.22. No known workarounds are available.

Remediation

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-45838 OP-TEE is a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) designed as companion to a non-secure Linux kernel running on Arm; Cortex-A cores using the TrustZone technology. Starting in version 3.20 and prior to version 3.22, `shdr_verify_signature` can make a double free. `shdr_verify_signature` used to verify a TA binary before it is loaded. To verify a signature of it, allocate a memory for RSA key. RSA key allocate function (`sw_crypto_acipher_alloc_rsa_public_key`) will try to allocate a memory (which is optee’s heap memory). RSA key is consist of exponent and modulus (represent as variable `e`, `n`) and it allocation is not atomic way, so it may succeed in `e` but fail in `n`. In this case sw_crypto_acipher_alloc_rsa_public_key` will free on `e` and return as it is failed but variable ‘e’ is remained as already freed memory address . `shdr_verify_signature` will free again that memory (which is `e`) even it is freed when it failed allocate RSA key. A patch is available in version 3.22. No known workarounds are available.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Trustedfirmware
Trustedfirmware op-tee
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linaro:op-tee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linaro:op-tee:3.22.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:trustedfirmware:op-tee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:trustedfirmware:op-tee:3.22.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linaro
Linaro op-tee
Trustedfirmware
Trustedfirmware op-tee
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2024, 6:49 PM
Reserved
Aug 28, 2023, 4:56 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 15, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:21 AM