Data xref is not updated when the binary is edited

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the screenshot scenario: edit the binary data at 0x4018 and check whether its xref to 0x3fb8 remains; then read related issue #2323. Done means stale xrefs are removed or updated after the binary is edited.

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Component: Core Effort: Low Impact: Low

Screenshot from 2021-03-29 16-43-17

As can be seen from the screenshot, the line at 0x4018 references data at 0x3fb8. However, the data at 0x4018 is edited and become all zeros. The xref remains, though

Related to: https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/2323

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