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                "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html",
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                "url": "https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873",
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                "url": "https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246/cve-2015-3245-cve-2015-3246.txt",
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                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00000.html",
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