CVE-2026-23370
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data set_new_password() hex dumps the entire buffer, which contains plaintext password data, including current and new…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data set_new_password() hex dumps the entire buffer, which contains plaintext password data, including current and new passwords. Remove the hex dump to avoid leaking credentials.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9edePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.