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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()\n\nWe cannot dereference the \"skb\" pointer after calling\nieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free."
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