# CVE-2024-50289: media: av7110: fix a spectre vulnerability

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.11.8
- Published: 2024-11-19 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.11.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: av7110: fix a spectre vulnerability As warned by smatch: drivers/staging/media/av7110/av7110_ca.c:270 dvb_ca_ioctl() warn: potential spectre issue 'av7110->ci_slot' [w] (local cap) There is a spectre-related vulnerability at the code. Fix it.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8567e451158fc75b633c37a5b15bb40a954ec554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e58d7070eef16615e280d9b25d334b08e042b61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3927206c478bd249c225414f7a751752a30e7b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/458ea1c0be991573ec436aa0afa23baacfae101a

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