[tor-bugs] #20710 [Core Tor/Tor]: memory leak in sandbox_getaddrinfo()

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#20710: memory leak in sandbox_getaddrinfo()
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.5.5-alpha
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:3 arma]:
 > That is, can we convince ourselves that when it does
 > {{{
 >     *elm = (*elm)->field.hte_next;
 \
 > }}}
 > inside HT_NEXT_RMV, *elm isn't dangerous to try to free?
 It does look dangerous because `item == elm`, `item` is freed and in the
 next iteration is read from as this snippet shows.

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