[tor-bugs] #22926 [Core Tor/Tor]: The Tor compression code can call functions that are NULL

Tue Feb 6 16:24:08 UTC 2018

#22926: The Tor compression code can call functions that are NULL
--------------------------+------------------------------------
 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:  ahf
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.1.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
--------------------------+------------------------------------

Comment (by nickm):

 Looks okay at first glance, but: do we really want to go down this road?
 Will we wind up doing this for every shared library we use in Tor,
 including libevent and openssl?

 Also, zlib is mandatory: we can't keep going if zlib isn't going to work.

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22926#comment:14>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online