https://github.com/magento/magento2/blob/8fd3e8/app/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Order/CreditmemoRepository.php#L125-L141
Because of the bug, you can get an actual error message only by setting a breakpoint in a debugger.
Bug: the \Magento\Sales\Model\Order\CreditmemoRepository::save() method misses (does not log and does not show) the actual exception message on a credit memo saving falure
\Magento\Sales\Model\Order\CreditmemoRepository::save()
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