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               "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmlxsw: core_linecards: Fix double memory deallocation in case of invalid INI file\n\nIn case of invalid INI file mlxsw_linecard_types_init() deallocates memory\nbut doesn't reset pointer to NULL and returns 0. In case of any error\noccurred after mlxsw_linecard_types_init() call, mlxsw_linecards_init()\ncalls mlxsw_linecard_types_fini() which performs memory deallocation again.\n\nAdd pointer reset to NULL.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE."
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               "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab557f5cd993a3201b09593633d04b891263d5c0"
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               "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b55a465b0e8a500179808166fe9420f5c091a1"
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               "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce34dccbe8fa7d2ef86f2d8e7db2a9b67cabfc3"
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