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CVE-2024-50289: Linux kernel · media: av7110: fix a spectre vulnerability

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:04 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

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