CVE-2025-39865

  • Published: 2025-09-19T16:15:45.540

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tee: fix NULL pointer dereference in tee_shm_put

tee_shm_put have NULL pointer dereference:

__optee_disable_shm_cache –>
shm = reg_pair_to_ptr(…);//shm maybe return NULL
tee_shm_free(shm); –>
tee_shm_put(shm);//crash

Add check in tee_shm_put to fix it.

panic log:
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000100cca
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000096000004
EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
Data abort info:
ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000002049d07000
[0000000000100cca] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
CPU: 2 PID: 14442 Comm: systemd-sleep Tainted: P OE ——- —-
6.6.0-39-generic #38
Source Version: 938b255f6cb8817c95b0dd5c8c2944acfce94b07
Hardware name: greatwall GW-001Y1A-FTH, BIOS Great Wall BIOS V3.0
10/26/2022
pstate: 80000005 (Nzcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
pc : tee_shm_put+0x24/0x188
lr : tee_shm_free+0x14/0x28
sp : ffff001f98f9faf0
x29: ffff001f98f9faf0 x28: ffff0020df543cc0 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: ffff001f811344a0 x25: ffff8000818dac00 x24: ffff800082d8d048
x23: ffff001f850fcd18 x22: 0000000000000001 x21: ffff001f98f9fb88
x20: ffff001f83e76218 x19: ffff001f83e761e0 x18: 000000000000ffff
x17: 303a30303a303030 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000003
x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0101010101010101
x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000001 x9 : ffff800080e08d0c
x8 : ffff001f98f9fb88 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
x2 : ffff001f83e761e0 x1 : 00000000ffff001f x0 : 0000000000100cca
Call trace:
tee_shm_put+0x24/0x188
tee_shm_free+0x14/0x28
__optee_disable_shm_cache+0xa8/0x108
optee_shutdown+0x28/0x38
platform_shutdown+0x28/0x40
device_shutdown+0x144/0x2b0
kernel_power_off+0x3c/0x80
hibernate+0x35c/0x388
state_store+0x64/0x80
kobj_attr_store+0x14/0x28
sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x128/0x1c0
vfs_write+0x270/0x370
ksys_write+0x6c/0x100
__arm64_sys_write+0x20/0x30
invoke_syscall+0x4c/0x120
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x44/0xf0
do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38
el0_svc+0x24/0x88
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x150
el0t_64_sync+0x14c/0x15

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How to fix CVE-2025-39865

CVE-2025-39865 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: fix NULL pointer dereference in tee_shm_put tee_shm_put have NULL pointer dereference: __optee_disable_shm_cache –> shm = reg_pair_to_ptr(…);//shm maybe return NULL tee_shm_free(shm); –> tee_shm_put(shm);//crash Add check in tee_shm_put to fix it. panic log: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000100cca Mem abort info: […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 19, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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