Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2026· Updated Jul 7, 2026
CVE-2026-40257
CVE-2026-40257
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 3.21.0 and prior to version 4.11.0, the ARM Crypto Extensions accelerated SHA-3 implementation has an off-by-one error that can cause a massive heap overflow that corrupts all TEE kernel memory following the hash state. This affects all platforms built with CFG_CRYPTO_WITH_CE82=y (ARMv8.2+ with SHA3 Crypto Extensions). Version 4.11.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, disable SHA3 Crypto Extensions with CFG_CRYPTO_WITH_CE82=n.
Affected products
4Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/OP-TEE/optee_os/security/advisories/GHSA-75x4-j8p9-55qvnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
News mentions
1- OP-TEE: Five TEE Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Affecting Crypto and StabilityVypr Intelligence · Jul 8, 2026