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CVE-2022-49262

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49262 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's OcteonTX2 crypto driver, affecting versions where CONFIG_DM_CRYPT is enabled. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), could lead to a denial of service (system crash) if a local, low-privileged attacker triggers the driver release function. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.12, < 5.15.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.17, < 5.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49262Moderate

kernel: crypto: octeontx2 - remove CONFIG_DM_CRYPT check

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2d841af23ae8f398c85dd1ff2dc24b5ec8ba4569
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a1bf728f3388ac3a2c2dffa57e25622e90b9f6f2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a462214866eebbca87e13ff6d73092b1c4895624
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e6374086f249295121384bfaa7cdcc8d461146f0
Patch