Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Type of structure member is not correct when changing structure member type in linear view

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Component: UI Effort: Trivial Impact: Low UI: Linear
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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 3.6.4712-dev Personal, 599e2ad7
  • OS: macos
  • OS Version: 14.1
  • CPU Architecture: arm64

Bug Description:
If we want to change structure member type in linear view BN does not show us current type of that member correctly.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Go to a structure in linear view
  2. Click any member and press Y
  3. See type does not matches

Expected Behavior:
I expect it to show me correct type of structure member.

Screenshots:

Change type dialog in types sidebar:

Change type dialog in linear view:

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the linear view on the reported Binary Ninja version, then compare the member's displayed type with the type shown in the types sidebar after pressing Y. Done means the change-type dialog opened from a structure member in linear view shows that member's current type.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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