Also encountering this same issue on ubuntu 20.04.2 with HP zbook 17 G2.
Memtest loaded through grub freezes. I thought this was because my
hardware was faulty. I nearly returned it under warranty.

But downloading memtest86+ 5.01 from memtest.org and loading via
syslinux worked fine, and memtest reached 100%. I thought it might be a
GRUB issue but copying /boot/memtest86+.bin to my USB drive and loading
via syslinux caused the same freeze. So the problem is with the ubuntu
build of memtest86+.

Memtest86+ is supposed to "completely reliable", according to their
website. A diagnostic tool is near useless if it gives false positives,
and a freeze of memtest86+ would seem to indicate a severe memory
failure. Including this build in ubuntu is doing a disservice to
upstream and to users.

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  Memtest86+ in Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work, switch to Coreboot branch or
  package new release v5.31b is available since 12/04/2020

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