CVE-2024-38541

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-06-19. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3

Also known asEUVD-2024-37404 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.9%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias()

In of_modalias(), if the buffer happens to be too small even for the 1st snprintf() call, the len parameter will become negative and str parameter (if not NULL initially) will point beyond the buffer's end. Add the buffer overflow check after the 1st snprintf() call and fix such check after the strlen() call (accounting for the terminating NUL char).

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
59
EG Risk 59/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity98% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 9.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation0.9% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
0.9%
EPSS %ILE
60th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
9.8 CRITICALCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.9% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-12). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

June 19, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Oct 31, 2026
Patch available.
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf7385cb26ac4f0ee6c7385960525ad534323252
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e45b69360a63165377b30db4a1dfddd89ca18e9a
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee332023adfd5882808f2dabf037b32d6ce36f9e
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b0d5701a8bf02f8fee037e81aacf6746558bfd6
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d59fd637a8af42b211a92b2edb2474325b4d488
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f24b7d94549ff4623e8f41ea4d9f5319bd8ac8
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/733e62786bdf1b2b9dbb09ba2246313306503414
Web page

of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46795440ef2b4ac919d09310a69a404c5bc90a88

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1009.10) @ noble2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-64k (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1052.56) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-40.40) @ noble2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1067 (5.4.0-1067.71) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.4 (5.4.0.1155.92) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.144.141) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.240.252~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.4 (5.4.0.1152.94) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot-5.4 (5.4.0.1053.51) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1154.148) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1083.81) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (4.15.0.1191.206~14.04.1) @ trusty2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1094.103~20.04.1) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm-5.15 (5.15.0.1084.80) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-4.15 (4.15.0.2084.82) @ bionic2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-18.04 (4.15.0.1145.150) @ bionic2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1010.10) @ noble2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1087.77) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg-edge (5.15.0.1083.89~20.04.1) @ focal2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1088.92) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle (4.15.0.1145.156~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.4.0.1148.158~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (6.8.0-1012.14) @ noble2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1094.92) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1094.79) @ jammy2026-11-12ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_62025-05-13redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_42024-12-04redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_102024-11-05redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.27.1.rt7.368.el8_102024-11-05redhat
linuxKernel @ 5.4.294 (fixes >=4.14.0)—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (46 versions)
  • every version up to 5.10.244-1: fixed in 5.10.244-1
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linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.129-1~deb11u1 (7 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.137-1~deb11u1: fixed in 6.1.137-1~deb11u1
—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (38 versions)
  • every version up to 6.1.137-1: fixed in 6.1.137-1
—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux—
  • every version up to 6.8.12-1: fixed in 6.8.12-1
—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux—
  • every version up to 6.8.12-1: fixed in 6.8.12-1
—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 91× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed its CVE.org record (CNA or CISA ADP). An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). "EchelonGraph re-scored" is our own recompute of this CVE's score, not an update from a source, and is not counted in the refreshes above. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 327 rows on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. None are among the latest 100 rows. The 227 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-11-13 04:44 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  2. 2026-11-13 04:44 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-11-13 04:44 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  4. 2026-11-12 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 60th percentile
  5. 2026-11-12 04:45 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  6. 2026-11-12 04:45 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-11-12 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  8. 2026-11-11 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 60th percentile
  9. 2026-11-11 04:46 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  10. 2026-11-11 04:46 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-11-11 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  12. 2026-11-10 16:38 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 60th percentile
  13. 2026-11-10 04:47 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  14. 2026-11-10 04:47 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-11-10 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  16. 2026-11-09 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  17. 2026-11-09 04:48 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  18. 2026-11-09 04:48 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-11-09 04:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  20. 2026-11-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  21. 2026-11-08 04:50 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  22. 2026-11-08 04:50 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-11-08 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  24. 2026-11-07 16:36 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  25. 2026-11-07 04:51 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
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  1. 2026-11-07 04:51 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-11-07 04:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  3. 2026-11-06 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  4. 2026-11-06 04:52 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  5. 2026-11-06 04:52 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-11-06 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  7. 2026-11-05 16:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  8. 2026-11-05 04:53 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  9. 2026-11-05 04:53 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-11-05 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  11. 2026-11-05 01:25 UTCOSV refresh
  12. 2026-11-04 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  13. 2026-11-04 04:54 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  14. 2026-11-04 04:54 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-11-04 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  16. 2026-11-03 16:42 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  17. 2026-11-03 04:55 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  18. 2026-11-03 04:55 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-11-03 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  20. 2026-11-02 16:41 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  21. 2026-11-02 04:56 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  22. 2026-11-02 04:56 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-11-02 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  24. 2026-11-01 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  25. 2026-11-01 04:56 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  26. 2026-11-01 04:56 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-11-01 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  28. 2026-10-31 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  29. 2026-10-31 04:57 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  30. 2026-10-31 04:57 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-10-31 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  32. 2026-10-30 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  33. 2026-10-30 04:57 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  34. 2026-10-30 04:57 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-10-30 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  36. 2026-10-29 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  37. 2026-10-29 04:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  38. 2026-10-29 04:59 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-10-29 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  40. 2026-10-28 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  41. 2026-10-28 04:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  42. 2026-10-28 04:59 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-10-28 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  44. 2026-10-27 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  45. 2026-10-27 05:01 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  46. 2026-10-27 05:01 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-10-27 05:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  48. 2026-10-26 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  49. 2026-10-26 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-10-26 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  51. 2026-10-25 17:07 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  52. 2026-10-25 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  53. 2026-10-25 00:58 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  54. 2026-10-25 00:58 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-10-25 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  56. 2026-10-24 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  57. 2026-10-24 00:58 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  58. 2026-10-24 00:58 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-10-24 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  60. 2026-10-23 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  61. 2026-10-23 00:58 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  62. 2026-10-23 00:58 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-10-23 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  64. 2026-10-22 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  65. 2026-10-22 00:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  66. 2026-10-22 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-10-22 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  68. 2026-10-21 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  69. 2026-10-21 01:00 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  70. 2026-10-21 01:00 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-10-21 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8
  72. 2026-10-20 16:30 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.9% · 59th percentile
  73. 2026-10-20 00:59 UTCEchelonGraph re-scored
  74. 2026-10-20 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-10-20 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-vjmq-27j9-636j · GitHub severity CRITICAL · GitHub CVSS 9.8

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38541?
CVE-2024-38541 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on June 19, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: module: add buffer overflow check in of_modalias() In of_modalias(), if the buffer happens to be too small even for the 1st snprintf() call, the len parameter will become negative and str parameter (if not NULL initially) will…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2024-38541 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2024-38541 was published on June 19, 2024. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of August 5, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2024-38541 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-38541 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (60th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38541?
CVE-2024-38541 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38541?
A fix for CVE-2024-38541 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2024-38541 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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