CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-89444

Low risk· EPSS 10%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, set_attribute() in dell-wmi-sysman populates the BIOS attribute request buffer with the admin password and then dumps the whole buffer via print_hex_dump_bytes(), exposing the password in the kernel log. The fix removes this dump.

Risk Assessment

Exposure of the BIOS admin password in kernel logs can allow unauthorized BIOS setting changes. Requires access to kernel logs.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix. Check and scrub existing kernel logs for password leaks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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