[tor-bugs] #27708 [Core Tor/Tor]: Heap use-after-free on git master dbb0abc9f1a174efdb65d581f5dbe46dbad2ebb5

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#27708: Heap use-after-free on git master dbb0abc9f1a174efdb65d581f5dbe46dbad2ebb5
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 Reporter:  dgoulet                              |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.5.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression, crash, 033-backport      |  Actual Points:
  034-backport                                   |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  accepted => needs_review
 * keywords:  regression, crash => regression, crash, 033-backport
     034-backport


Comment:

 See branch `bug27708_033`, PR at
 https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/336

 The problem was caused by my restart-in-process changes: once we started
 returning -1 after a failed options_act(), we were leaving the
 global_options variable in an inconsistent state.

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