Is CVE-2022-49262 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-49262 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-49262?

CVE-2022-49262 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-49262?

CVE-2022-49262 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49262?

Upgrade linux on debian 12 to 5.17.3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-49262

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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 ...

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49262

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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