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:
- 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.
Fix it by checking if the section length is too small before doing
a hex dump.
[ rjw: Subject tweaks ]
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.7:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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| Weaknesses | CWE-200 CWE-788 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-191 | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-200 CWE-788 |
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| Description | 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: - 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. Fix it by checking if the section length is too small before doing a hex dump. [ rjw: Subject tweaks ] | |
| Title | EFI/CPER: don't dump the entire memory region | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T22:19:09.627Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.990Z
Link: CVE-2026-43171
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:35.447
Modified: 2026-05-13T14:55:22.277
Link: CVE-2026-43171
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Updated: 2026-05-13T17:30:06Z