CVE-2026-23303 Affecting kernel-source package, versions <6.12.0-160000.35.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-KERNELSOURCE-17354264
  • published17 Jun 2026
  • disclosed15 Jun 2026

Introduced: 15 Jun 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 kernel-source to version 6.12.0-160000.35.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-source package and not the kernel-source package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1