Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-21871tee: optee: Fix supplicant wait loop

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: optee: Fix supplicant wait loop OP-TEE supplicant is a user-space daemon and it's possible for it be hung or crashed or killed in the middle of processing an OP-TEE RPC call. It becomes more complicated when there is incorrect shutdown ordering of the supplicant process vs the OP-TEE client application which can eventually lead to system hang-up waiting for the closure of the client application. Allow the client process waiting in kernel for supplicant response to be killed rather than indefinitely waiting in an unkillable state. Also, a normal uninterruptible wait should not have resulted in the hung-task watchdog getting triggered, but the endless loop would. This fixes issues observed during system reboot/shutdown when supplicant got hung for some reason or gets crashed/killed which lead to client getting hung in an unkillable state. It in turn lead to system being in hung up state requiring hard power off/on to recover.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DSA-5900-1
Debian:12linux6.1.133-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21871
Debian:13linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21871
Debian:14linux6.12.17-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-78.78UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1084.91UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1035.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1089.98UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1034.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1089.98.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1083.92UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1036.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1032.36UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1076.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1033.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1079.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1080.85UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-140.150UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-78.78.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1078.79UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1035.38UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1035.38.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1037.37UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1009.9UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1081.87UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1032.33UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1078.81UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-78.78~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1050.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21871

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before 3eb4911364c764572e9db4ab900a57689a54e8ce4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before 0180cf0373f84fff61b16f8c062553a13dd7cfca4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before c0a9a948159153be145f9471435695373904ee6d4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before ec18520f5edc20a00c34a8c9fdd6507c355e880f4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before d61cc1a435e6894bfb0dd3370c6f765d2d12825d4fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before fd9d2d6124c293e40797a080adf8a9c237efd8b84fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before 21234efe2a8474a6d2d01ea9573319de7858ce444fb0a5eb364d239722e745c02aef0dbd4e0f1ad2 – before 70b0d6b0a199c5a3ee6c72f5e61681ed6f759612
Linux Linux 4.12

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