Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2026-43171
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
An issue exists in the `cper print fw err()` function where the logic fails to verify if the error record length is sufficient to handle the offset. In cases of faulty firmware, if the offset exceeds the actual record, an underflow occurs during the `length -= offset` operation, potentially causing the system to dump the entire memory. This can lead to significant performance degradation due to large memory dumps, unauthorized data disclosure, or a system OOPS (a kernel panic) if an unmapped memory region is accessed.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.