CVE-2016-10764

CRITICAL EPSS 86.1%
Published Jul 27, 20196y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Jul 27, 2019 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.9.6, there is an off by one in the drivers/mtd/spi-nor/cadence-quadspi.c cqspi_setup_flash() function. There are CQSPI_MAX_CHIPSELECT elements in the ->f_pdata array so the ">" should be ">=" instead.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
86.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.8  –  <4.9.6

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • mirrors.edge.kernel.org https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • support.f5.com https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495
    Third Party Advisory
  • support.f5.com https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
    PatchThird Party Advisory