CVE-2022-49262

Summary

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 ...

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0Patch