CVE-2022-49262: crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

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 ...

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.12 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

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