{"id":"CVE-2022-49262","title":"crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check\n\nNo issues were found while using the driver with dm-crypt enabled. So\nCONFIG_DM_CRYPT check in the driver can be remov…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0","Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624","Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2","Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < 2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569","Linux 5.12"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T19:44:53.558254Z"},"published":"2025-02-26","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T19:49:38.039Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49262","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00261,"epssPercentile":0.17998,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.570Z","slug":"CVE-2022-49262","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncrypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check\n\nNo issues were found while using the driver with dm-crypt enabled. So\nCONFIG_DM_CRYPT check in the driver can be removed.\n\nThis also fixes the NULL pointer dereference in driver release if\nCONFIG_DM_CRYPT is enabled.\n\n...\nUnable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008\n...\nCall trace:\n crypto_unregister_alg+0x68/0xfc\n crypto_unregister_skciphers+0x44/0x60\n otx2_cpt_crypto_exit+0x100/0x1a0\n otx2_cptvf_remove+0xf8/0x200\n pci_device_remove+0x3c/0xd4\n __device_release_driver+0x188/0x234\n device_release_driver+0x2c/0x4c\n...\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0`\n- `Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624`\n- `Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2`\n- `Linux >= 6f03f0e8b6c8a82d8e740ff3a87ed407ad423243 < 2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569`\n- `Linux 5.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}