VulnerabilityModified
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.08%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.08% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K24444495?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.