[tor-bugs] #11737 [Tor]: Damage of cached hte_hash values for HTs leads to undefined befavior

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#11737: Damage of cached hte_hash values for HTs leads to undefined befavior
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
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 Low budget memory modules affected by
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_error soft errors]
 Broken hte_hash value indirectly but drastically changes logic of code.
 Tor should to fix damaged hte_hash values or assert on failure. Or to be
 ready for such damages so it wasn't reason of another looks alike random
 bugs.
 For example usage of HT_NEXT(_RMV) for iterating over hash table with
 broken hash values leads to shortage or infinite loops.

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