CVE-2026-23303

MEDIUM EPSS 2.4%
Published Mar 25, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 25, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Don't log plaintext credentials in cifs_set_cifscreds When debug logging is enabled, cifs_set_cifscreds() logs the key payload and exposes the plaintext username and password. Remove the debug log to avoid exposing credentials.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 15

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.3.1  –  <5.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.130
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.77
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.17
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.7
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel3.3any
linuxlinux_kernel7.0any

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef0fc3bf49db2b9df36d5f44508c9e384bfa2a1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f37dc436d4e61ff7ae0b0353cf91b8c10396e4d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3990f352bb0adc8688d0949a9c13e3110570eb61
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e182701db612ddd794ccd5ed822e6cc1db2b972
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c570de9a35860dfa85fe668f23ddfda8cc7e26
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746a357abfb8fdb0a171d51ec5091e786d34be1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a3b11e07b335006371915b2da47b6056c9e3bc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0ece8ed04180c52167c003362284b23cf54e8d
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef0fc3bf49db2b9df36d5f44508c9e384bfa2a1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f37dc436d4e61ff7ae0b0353cf91b8c10396e4d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3990f352bb0adc8688d0949a9c13e3110570eb61
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e182701db612ddd794ccd5ed822e6cc1db2b972
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c570de9a35860dfa85fe668f23ddfda8cc7e26
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746a357abfb8fdb0a171d51ec5091e786d34be1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a3b11e07b335006371915b2da47b6056c9e3bc
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0ece8ed04180c52167c003362284b23cf54e8d
    Patch