[tor-bugs] #16585 [Core Tor/Tor]: Network activity from scheduler_run() creates multiple side channel information leaks

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#16585: Network activity from scheduler_run() creates multiple side channel
information leaks
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 Reporter:  starlight                      |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                         |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                           |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                   |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
 Severity:  Normal                         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client guard side-channel  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by arma):

 This "we don't call the scheduler for seconds at a time" bug looks like
 something we should fix, right?

 And the focus on what exactly our warning should be is a distraction from
 identifying why the bug happens and how to refactor things so stuff
 doesn't get starved?

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