vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-49262: kernel: crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 26, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
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.
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Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008
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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
...
Solution
References
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