# CVE-2024-35785: tee: optee: Fix kernel panic caused by incorrect error handling

> A bug in the Linux kernel's OP-TEE driver causes a kernel panic during device registration failure, leading to a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-35785, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35785, GHSA-vvqv-hjv4-6q76, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35785

## What is CVE-2024-35785?

CVE-2024-35785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

tee: optee: Fix kernel panic caused by incorrect error handling

The error path while failing to register devices on the TEE bus has a
bug leading to kernel panic as follows:

[   15.398930] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff07ed00626d7c
[   15.406913] Mem abort info:
[   15.409722]   ESR = 0x0000000096000005
[   15.413490]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[   15.418814]   SET = 0, FnV = 0
[   15.421878]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[   15.425031]   FSC = 0x05: level 1 translation fault
[   15.429922] Data abort info:
[   15.432813]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000005, ISS2 = 0x00000000
[   15.438310]   CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
[   15.443372]   GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[   15.448697] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000000d9e3e000
[   15.455413] [ffff07ed00626d7c] pgd=1800000bffdf9003, p4d=1800000bffdf9003, pud=0000000000000000
[   15.464146] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000005 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

Commit 7269cba53d90 ("tee: optee: Fix supplicant based device enumeration")
lead to the introduction of this bug. So fix it appropriately.

Weakness: CWE-754 (Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35785?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-35785?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-35785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 17 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.