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CVE-2022-49260: crypto: hisilicon/sec - fix the aead software fallback for engine

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: hisilicon/sec - fix the aead software fallback for engine Due to the subreq pointer misuse the private context memory. The aead soft crypto occasionally casues the OS panic as setting the 64K page. Here is fix it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.14 before 5.15.33; from 5.16 before 5.16.19; from 5.17 before 5.17.2 — fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2a464f863187f97e96ebc6384c052cafd4a54c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40dba7c26e897c637e91312b35f664f1d4d0073c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1149e2abe0b7489300736b8277b45b113de67f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7b10f3cac7810ddcfd976304fd125aca33d144

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