CVE-2024-50289: Linux kernel · media: av7110: fix a spectre vulnerability
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel source code to address this Spectre vulnerability. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to the latest version containing this fix to mitigate the issue.
Description
A Spectre-related vulnerability was identified and fixed in the Linux kernel's av7110 media driver. The issue was detected in the dvb_ca_ioctl() function, involving a potential Spectre vulnerability related to the av7110->ci_slot variable. The vulnerability has been addressed in the kernel source code.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8567e451158fc75b633c37a5b15bb40a954ec554 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e58d7070eef16615e280d9b25d334b08e042b61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3927206c478bd249c225414f7a751752a30e7b9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/458ea1c0be991573ec436aa0afa23baacfae101a (opens in a new tab)