Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38024

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111468

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38024

Published: June 19, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111468
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38024
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rxe_cq_from_init() function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_cq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Confidential Computing Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Netezza Appliance
Technical Support Appliance
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
perf
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
python3-perf
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco
kernel-coco-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-source-coco
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-socionext
dtb-nvidia
dtb-allwinner
dtb-qcom
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-amazon
kernel-docs
dtb-apm
dtb-broadcom
dtb-freescale
dtb-marvell
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
kernel-docs-html
dtb-rockchip
dtb-lg
dtb-apple
dtb-arm
dtb-xilinx
dtb-amd
dtb-aarch64
dtb-altera
kernel-obs-build
dtb-exynos
dtb-amlogic
dtb-sprd
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
dtb-cavium
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-syms
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
gfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-macros
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-64k
kernel-64k-debug
kernel-64k-debug-devel
kernel-64k-devel
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-38024

Install update from vendor's repository.

Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.1.0 fp278500
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_60-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.6.4
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.1.2
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.10.0-1160.148.1.el7, 4.18.0-193.190.1.el8_2, 4.18.0-305.187.1.el8_4, 4.18.0-372.185.1.el8_6, 4.18.0-477.143.1.el8_8, 4.18.0-553.100.1.el8_10, 5.14.0-427.114.1.el9_4, 5.14.0-570.96.1.el9_6, 5.14.0-611.30.1.el9_7
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.10.0-1160.148.1.rt56.1300.el7, 4.18.0-553.100.1.rt7.441.el8_10
perf - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-debug - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
kernel-tools-libs-devel - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.100.1.0.1, 6.6.102-5
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
linux-aws-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.144.84, 5.15.0-144.157+fips1, 5.15.0.1087.77, 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1, 5.15.0.1088.84, 5.15.0-1088.95+fips1, 6.8.0-100.100+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.144.130, 5.15.0.144.141, 5.15.0-144.157, 5.15.0-144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0.144.157~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1030.30, 5.15.0.1030.32, 5.15.0-1041.41, 5.15.0.1041.41, 5.15.0-1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1041.41~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1070.69, 5.15.0-1070.78, 5.15.0.1080.76, 5.15.0-1080.83, 5.15.0-1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1080.83~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1082.82, 5.15.0-1082.83, 5.15.0.1083.83, 5.15.0-1083.89, 5.15.0.1085.81, 5.15.0.1085.84, 5.15.0-1085.91, 5.15.0-1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0.1085.91~20.04.3, 5.15.0.1087.83, 5.15.0-1087.96, 5.15.0.1087.96~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.2, 5.15.0.1088.91, 5.15.0-1088.95, 5.15.0-1088.95~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1088.95~20.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100, 6.8.0-1047.51, 6.14.0-28.28, 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1011.11, 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1014.15, 6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.55, 5.15.0-1052.56
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1081.83, 5.15.0.1081.85, 5.15.0.1088.92, 5.15.0-1088.97
linux-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1083.81, 5.15.0-1083.86
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1083.89~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1
linux-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1084.80, 5.15.0-1084.89
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.79, 5.15.0-1094.103+fips1, 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.92, 5.15.0-1094.103, 6.8.0-1046.52
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1094.103~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1094.103~20.04.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
kernel-64k - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-debug-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
kernel-64k-devel - update to 6.6.102-5
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-100.100.1
linux-hwe-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
linux-xilinx (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0.1023.24, 6.8.0-1023.24
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1030.33, 6.8.0-1043.44, 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
linux-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1043.48, 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1044.44, 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1046.49.1
linux-gcp-fips (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
linux-gcp-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
linux-azure-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-2037.38, 6.8.1-1041.42
linux-realtime-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
linux-hwe-6.14 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.14.0-28.28~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1010.10

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