Critical severity · published Jul 27, 2019
CVE-2016-10764
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
9.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.8 before 4.9.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10764
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10764
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
Release Notes
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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