PT-2026-27735 · Dell+1 · Dell Wmi+1

Published 2026-01-01 · Updated 2026-04-20 · CVE-2026-23370

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the platform/x86/dell-wmi-sysman component. The set new password() function improperly hex dumps a buffer containing plaintext password data, including both current and new passwords, potentially leading to credential leakage. The function dumps the entire buffer, exposing sensitive information.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-23370

ECHO-A527-41A1-1A46

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20826-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21841-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21845-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21860-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21876-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21877-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21916-1

SUSE-SU-2026:21919-1

SUSE-SU-2026:2217-1

Affected Products

Dell Wmi

Linux Kernel

References · 24

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/23xxx/CVE-2026-23370.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e785bd62d2ac23cf29a75dcfea8c8087fd3870 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bbb420f202834363e1e25435e49db0a385c2232 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23370 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23370 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78e74adc5cfff7afd9d03b9da8058a7e435f9bc · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-23370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1a196e0a6dcddd03748468a0e9e3100790fc85c · Patch