Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump attribute security buffer
set_attribute() populates the security area of the BIOS attribute request buffer with the current admin password via populate_security_buffer(), then dumps the whole request buffer with print_hex_dump_bytes(). This can expose the plaintext admin password in the kernel log.
The same issue was fixed for the password attribute path by commit d1a196e0a6dc ("platform/x86: dell-wmi-sysman: Don't hex dump plaintext password data"). Remove the remaining dump from the BIOS attribute path.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < 23ba9a18896e198f837ae54be99c8852c41890f7; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < 26f554f9f0fb603f76291c10b1cf979241bd2273; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < 44ec7f1113309a93d0f250bcd49285d21dd1470e; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < ceeee18c927958b74a04b92cf084fc496fa21e8b; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < 22222f92b0a5116eb4aac4be81e7b770adfa32ee; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < eb73b9d51490bec4f73ac6efdba5ac535fcfee74; >= e8a60aa7404bfef37705da5607c97737073ac38d, < 83c80495e45eddf64c6525fb582d8db68f256b71 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.11 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22222f92b0a5116eb4aac4be81e7b770adfa32ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23ba9a18896e198f837ae54be99c8852c41890f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26f554f9f0fb603f76291c10b1cf979241bd2273
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44ec7f1113309a93d0f250bcd49285d21dd1470e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c80495e45eddf64c6525fb582d8db68f256b71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceeee18c927958b74a04b92cf084fc496fa21e8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb73b9d51490bec4f73ac6efdba5ac535fcfee74
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received