{"cve":"CVE-2026-43171","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-06T12:16:35.447","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:04.077","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nEFI/CPER: don't dump the entire memory region\n\nThe current logic at cper_print_fw_err() doesn't check if the\nerror record length is big enough to handle offset. On a bad firmware,\nif the ofset is above the actual record, length -= offset will\nunderflow, making it dump the entire memory.\n\nThe end result can be:\n\n - the logic taking a lot of time dumping large regions of memory;\n - data disclosure due to the memory dumps;\n - an OOPS, if it tries to dump an unmapped memory region.\n\nFix it by checking if the section length is too small before doing\na hex dump.\n\n[ rjw: Subject tweaks ]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-191"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02de64ab54b4bb0f1b21bb324aeff3b08612be33","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e09b522f2622841389c3b2f9ac4969e35c0809d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e131db4cdffd946db890ff33ff2647053fd4f6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55cc6fe5716f678f06bcb95140882dfa684464ec","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a9b1dda8481b82851a655c3bcc5b44879b95334"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43171","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02006,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}