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Rather\nthan fix the leaks where they happen, just call xa_destroy() which\nhas the side-effect of cycling the i_pages lock.","categories":["Operating systems"],"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","ecosystem":null,"affected_ranges":[{"source":"CVE 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