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

> A NULL pointer dereference in the OcteonTX2 crypto driver causes a kernel crash when the driver is removed with dm-crypt enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49262, GHSA-mcp5-gm6h-cfh4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49262

## What is CVE-2022-49262?

CVE-2022-49262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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
...

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49262?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49262?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49262 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49262/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49262/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49262
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49262
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49262

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49262/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.