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CVE-2016-10764

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10764 is a critical off-by-one error in the Linux kernel's Cadence QuadSPI driver (cqspi_setup_flash function) affecting versions prior to 4.9.6. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a critical severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.8, < 4.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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 Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0307 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10764Moderate

kernel: off by one in function cqspi_setup_flash() in drivers/mtd/spi-nor/cadence-quadspi.c

Jul 27, 2019

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/193e87143c290ec16838f5368adc0e0bc94eb931
PatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
mirrors.edge.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K24444495
Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K24444495