Integer underflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-43171
Published: May 7, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130563
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-43171
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or trigger a kernel oops.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer underflow in cper_print_fw_err() when processing a malformed firmware error record with an offset beyond the actual record length. A local user can provide a crafted error record to disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or trigger a kernel oops.
The issue occurs on systems with bad or malformed firmware error records.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-43171
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ae5aaa7ac93c83da456039e8ec747bfa8a7cff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7780c0bad2a3a70a8c0113a33c02f4151d901eb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8419f5f2c5f2d80848ddabb2b95cf0da84a5f91