CVE-2026-43171

Estado: AnalizadaMedia (5.5)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

EFI/CPER: don't dump the entire memory region

The current logic at cper_print_fw_err() doesn't check if the error record length is big enough to handle offset. On a bad firmware, if the ofset is above the actual record, length -= offset will underflow, making it dump the entire memory.

The end result can be:

Fix it by checking if the section length is too small before doing a hex dump.

[ rjw: Subject tweaks ]

Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original

 - the logic taking a lot of time dumping large regions of memory;
 - data disclosure due to the memory dumps;
 - an OOPS, if it tries to dump an unmapped memory region.

CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Puntuación base: 5.5

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.16%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 5
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWE

CWE-191

Referencias

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