CVE-2026-23303
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef0fc3bf49db2b9df36d5f44508c9e384bfa2a1 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ef0fc3bf49db2b9df36d5f44508c9e384bfa2a1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f37dc436d4e61ff7ae0b0353cf91b8c10396e4dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3990f352bb0adc8688d0949a9c13e3110570eb61Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e182701db612ddd794ccd5ed822e6cc1db2b972Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54c570de9a35860dfa85fe668f23ddfda8cc7e26Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746a357abfb8fdb0a171d51ec5091e786d34be1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5a3b11e07b335006371915b2da47b6056c9e3bcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0ece8ed04180c52167c003362284b23cf54e8dPatch