MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension
[Bug]: Storage - Browser crash when click Reload button
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Description
### Describe the bug
Browser crash when click Reload button. It seems Chromium bug
### Expected behavior
No browser crash. Controller key should be restored
### Screenshots/Recordings
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5141f599-f565-4849-9e82-a61c378b02e8
### Steps to reproduce
1. Go to browser Extension page
2. Click Reload button for MetaMask
3. See complete browser crashes
### Error messages or log output
```shell
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### Where was this bug found?
Live version (from official store)
### Version
13.38.0
### Build type
None
### Browser
Chrome
### Operating system
MacOS
### Hardware wallet
_No response_
### Additional context
_No response_
### Severity
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the listed reproduction steps on Chrome for macOS using MetaMask 13.38.0, and review the attached recording. Investigate the reload path and storage behavior; done means the browser no longer crashes and the controller key is restored after reloading the extension.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100