TEE crash via unchecked Widevine PTA session
Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
NULL pointer dereference in OP-TEE OS 4.10.0 and earlier allows local users to crash the trusted execution environment. The Widevine pseudo-TA open_session handler passes a NULL calling-session result to is_user_ta_ctx(), dereferencing session->ctx and faulting at S-EL1. The flaw is reachable only when CFG_WIDEVINE_PTA is enabled and a Normal World client directly opens the PTA; the resulting panic interrupts the TEE.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in OP-TEE OS 4.10.0 and earlier allows local users to crash the trusted execution environment. The Widevine pseudo-TA open_session handler passes a NULL calling-session result to is_user_ta_ctx(), dereferencing session->ctx and faulting at S-EL1. The flaw is reachable only when CFG_WIDEVINE_PTA is enabled and a Normal World client directly opens the PTA; the resulting panic interrupts the TEE.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71967
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- OP-TEE
- Product
- OP-TEE OS
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=4.10.0
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