[tor-bugs] #6765 [Tor Client]: Defensive programming: Use tor_malloc_zero() in var_cell_new()

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#6765: Defensive programming: Use tor_malloc_zero() in var_cell_new()
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 Reporter:  asn         |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Changes (by asn):

  * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 nickm]:
 > I think I was initially concerned here about losing efficiency.  But
 we're going to encrypt these things anyway: memset() is amazingly cheap
 compared to even the fastest TLS.

 That's what I think too.

 Please see branch `bug6765` in
 `https://git.torproject.org/user/asn/tor.git`.

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