cvelist/2011/0xxx/CVE-2011-0726.json

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                "name": "[mm-commits] 20110314 + proc-protect-mm-start_code-end_code-in-proc-pid-stat.patch added to -mm tree",
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                "url": "http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82726.html"
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                "name": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5883f57ca0008ffc93e09cbb9847a1928e50c6f3",
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                "name": "RHSA-2011:0833",
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                "name": "http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416",
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