[tor-bugs] #24590 [Core Tor/Tor]: sched: Fix integer overflow for KIST

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#24590: sched: Fix integer overflow for KIST
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     Reporter:  dgoulet       |      Owner:  dgoulet
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  High          |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  tor-sched
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 Ticket #24423 found a possible integer overflow with:

 {{{
   tcp_space = (ent->cwnd - ent->unacked) * (int64_t)ent->mss;
 }}}

 ... if we ever end up with `cwnd` being smaller than `unacked`. I've
 observed this on a relay leading to huge values for `tcp_space` which
 leads to the wrong TCP limit for the channel.

 Any overflow should result in `tcp_space = 0` in practice.

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