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    "summary": "Reachable Assertion\nThere is an Assertion `scaling_list_pred_matrix_id_delta==1` failed at `sps.cc:925` in libde265 when decoding a file, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by running the application with a crafted file or possibly have unspecified other impact.",
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