CVE-2022-49262
crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check No issues were found while using the driver with dm-crypt enabled. So CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check in the driver can be removed. This also fixes the NULL pointer dereference in driver release if CONFIG_DM_CRYPT is enabled. ... Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 ... Call trace: crypto_unregister_alg+0x68/0xfc crypto_unregister_skciphers+0x44/0x60 otx2_cpt_crypto_exit+0x100/0x1a0 otx2_cptvf_remove+0xf8/0x200 pci_device_remove+0x3c/0xd4 __device_release_driver+0x188/0x234 device_release_driver+0x2c/0x4c ...
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 – < e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0
- affected 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 – < a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624
- affected 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 – < a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2
- affected 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 – < 2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569
- affected 5.12
- unaffected < 5.12
- unaffected 5.15.33 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 5.16.19 – ≤ 5.16.*
- unaffected 5.17.2 – ≤ 5.17.*
- unaffected 5.18 – ≤ *
References (4)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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