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                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1989165",
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                "name": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f0d6d9883c13174669f88adac4f0ee656cc16a",
                "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f0d6d9883c13174669f88adac4f0ee656cc16a"
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                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "name": "DSA-4978",
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                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update",
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            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update",
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                "value": "A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users (with CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service."
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