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    "idYear": 2026,
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      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "net/mlx5: Fix rev_entry reference leak in mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_get()",
      "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix rev_entry reference leak in mlx5_tc_ct_shared_counter_get()\n\nWhen the reverse entry is found but its counter is already being\nreleased, refcount_inc_not_zero() fails and the reference taken by\nmlx5_tc_ct_entry_get() is never dropped before falling through to\ncreate_counter.  Drop it so the reverse entry is not kept alive forever\nby a shared counter lookup that did not use it.",
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