CVE-2016-10764
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2019 at 09:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.8 ≤ v < 4.9.6
Affected range stops below 4.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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