[tor-bugs] #17815 [Tor]: [PATCH] eliminate modulo bias in OpenBSD's hardened malloc

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#17815: [PATCH] eliminate modulo bias in OpenBSD's hardened malloc
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     Reporter:  logan        |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor          |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal       |   Keywords:
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 Currently, there is a modulo bias introduced by using:

 i = rand() % bp->free;

 Is there a reason not to import arc4random_uniform() which takes care of
 modulo bias ?

 In the mean time, attached is a small patch that reduces the modulo bias.

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