[tor-bugs] #29938 [Core Tor/Tor]: pubsub: coverity sees a null pointer deref in lint_message_consistency (CID 1444257)

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#29938: pubsub: coverity sees a null pointer deref in lint_message_consistency (CID
1444257)
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     Reporter:  nickm          |      Owner:  nickm
         Type:  defect         |     Status:  assigned
     Priority:  Medium         |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.1.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor   |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal         |   Keywords:
Actual Points:  0.1            |  Parent ID:
       Points:                 |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:  Sponsor31-can  |
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 Coverity thinks that lint_message_consistency could have a null pointer
 dereference.  It can't, actually, but the reasoning why it can't is too
 complicated.  We should fix things so that Coverity isn't confused.

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