{"id":"CVE-2026-23370","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data\n\nset_new_password() hex dumps the entire buffer, which contains plaintext\npassword data, including…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data\n\nset_new_password() hex dumps the entire buffer, which contains plaintext\npassword data, including…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.11.1, < 5.15.203","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.7","linux_kernel = 5.11","linux_kernel = 7.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.19.7"],"published":"2026-03-25","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T02:18:52.803","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23370","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00134,"epssPercentile":0.02867,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.992Z","slug":"CVE-2026-23370","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nplatform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data\n\nset_new_password() hex dumps the entire buffer, which contains plaintext\npassword data, including current and new passwords. Remove the hex dump\nto avoid leaking credentials.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11.1, < 5.15.203`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.167`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.130`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.77`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.17`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 5.11`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.19.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":221671,"id":"CVE-2026-23370","ts":1792035314214,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":221670,"id":"CVE-2026-23370","ts":1792035314214,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}