What is CVE-2026-23370?

CVE-2026-23370 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130 and others. CVE-2026-23370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23370?

CVE-2026-23370 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-23370?

Yes, CVE-2026-23370 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-23370 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-23370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-23370

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-03-25

Last modified 2026-04-24

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.77, 6.18.17, 6.19.7, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.203 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.167 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.130 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.77 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.17 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.7 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-23370 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e6115c2f2facaed9593c16ad2e5accd487f5c52
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/411ba3cd837f7825c0e648e155bc505641f95854
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de34126fb2edf8ab7f25d677b132e92d8bf9ede
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2026-23370

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2026-03-25

Modified 2026-04-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23370?

CVE-2026-23370 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130 and others. CVE-2026-23370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-23370?

CVE-2026-23370 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-23370?

Yes — CVE-2026-23370 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-23370 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-23370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.