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CVE-2026-23370: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-03-25 · updated 2026-10-15
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.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: from 5.11.1 before 5.15.203; from 5.16 before 6.1.167; from 6.2 before 6.6.130; from 6.7 before 6.12.77; from 6.13 before 6.18.17; from 6.19 before 6.19.7 — fixed in 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 6.6.130
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.12.77, 6.18.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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