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  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-w3m-0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1-esm1",
  "summary": "w3m 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1\u002Besm1, released January 1, 2024, fixes 3 CVEs in w3m. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. The product is no longer supported.",
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  "title": "w3m 0.5.3-36ubuntu0.1\u002Besm1 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
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      "title": "w3m: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the Strnew_size function inStr.c",
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      "title": "w3m: An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in w3m, in the growbuf_to_Str functionin indep.c",
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      "title": "w3m: An out-of-bounds write issue has been discovered in the backspace handling of the checkType() function in etc.c withi...",
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    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
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