ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix possible null-ptr-deref when initing hw

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    "title": "ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix possible null-ptr-deref when initing hw",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: avs: Fix possible null-ptr-deref when initing hw Search result of avs_dai_find_path_template() shall be verified before being used. As 'template' is already known when avs_hw_constraints_init() is fired, drop the search entirely.",
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