guardianproject / guardianproject/orbot-android

[BUG] App consistenly crashing on connect

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Description

**Describe the Bug**
Orbot is crashing everytime I attempt to connect by clicking "Start VPN". It might happen again after crash with Orbot being closed...?

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Open Orbot
2. Click "Start VPN"
3. Wait for about a fraction of a second for Orbot to crash

**Expected Behavior**
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**What Custom Configuration Do You Use?**
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**Screenshots**
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**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**
- Device: LG-Q510N
- OS: Android 10
- Version: v17.5.0 RC 2

**Crash Logs (Advanced)**
Last 3 crashlogs:
```
07-27 13:18:42.956 7309 7357 F libc : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe in tid 7357 (tor), pid 7309 (project.android)
07-27 13:18:43.061 7360 7360 F DEBUG : *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
07-27 13:18:43.061 7360 7360 F DEBUG : Build fingerprint: 'lge/mdh30lm_fgn/mdh30lm:10/QKQ1.200730.002/203161341b00d:user/release-keys'
07-27 13:18:43.061 7360 7360 F DEBUG : Revision: '0'
07-27 13:18:43.061 7360 7360 F DEBUG : ABI: 'arm'
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : Timestamp: 2025-07-27 13:18:43+0500
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : pid: 7309, tid: 7357, name: tor >>> org.torproject.android <<<
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : uid: 10339
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : r0 790c9b63 r1 00000008 r2 8ca8db00 r3 fffffffe
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : r4 8ca8da80 r5 00000001 r6 0000003d r7 790c9b53
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : r8 00000000 r9 00000020 r10 00000001 r11 7821f3a8
07-27 13:18:43.062 7360 7360 F DEBUG : ip 790c9b53 sp 7821f398 lr 794b1538 pc 793d9a60
07-27 13:18:43.066 7360 7360 F DEBUG :
07-27 13:18:43.066 7360 7360 F DEBUG : backtrace:
07-27 13:18:43.066 7360 7360 F DEBUG : #00 pc 0050aa60 /data/app/org.torproject.android-j0vPYgMTyishf3wOqrFoeA==/base.apk (offset 0x32dc000)
07-27 13:32:41.364 7890 10579 F libc : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe in tid 10579 (tor), pid 7890 (project.android)
07-27 13:32:41.495 10582 10582 F DEBUG : *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
07-27 13:32:41.495 10582 10582 F DEBUG : Build fingerprint: 'lge/mdh30lm_fgn/mdh30lm:10/QKQ1.200730.002/203161341b00d:user/release-keys'
07-27 13:32:41.495 10582 10582 F DEBUG : Revision: '0'
07-27 13:32:41.496 10582 10582 F DEBUG : ABI: 'arm'
07-27 13:32:41.496 10582 10582 F DEBUG : Timestamp: 2025-07-27 13:32:41+0500
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : pid: 7890, tid: 10579, name: tor >>> org.torproject.android <<<
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : uid: 10339
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : r0 77714b63 r1 00000008 r2 9bc34180 r3 fffffffe
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : r4 9bc34100 r5 00000001 r6 0000003d r7 77714b53
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : r8 00000000 r9 00000020 r10 00000001 r11 785093a8
07-27 13:32:41.497 10582 10582 F DEBUG : ip 77714b53 sp 78509398 lr 77afc538 pc 77a24a60
07-27 13:32:41.504 10582 10582 F DEBUG :
07-27 13:32:41.504 10582 10582 F DEBUG : backtrace:
07-27 13:32:41.504 10582 10582 F DEBUG : #00 pc 0050aa60 /data/app/org.torproject.android-j0vPYgMTyishf3wOqrFoeA==/base.apk (offset 0x32dc000)
07-27 13:33:27.167 10632 10675 F libc : Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe in tid 10675 (tor), pid 10632 (project.android)
07-27 13:33:27.283 10678 10678 F DEBUG : *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : Build fingerprint: 'lge/mdh30lm_fgn/mdh30lm:10/QKQ1.200730.002/203161341b00d:user/release-keys'
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : Revision: '0'
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : ABI: 'arm'
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : Timestamp: 2025-07-27 13:33:27+0500
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : pid: 10632, tid: 10675, name: tor >>> org.torproject.android <<<
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : uid: 10339
07-27 13:33:27.284 10678 10678 F DEBUG : signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 0xfffffffe
07-27 13:33:27.285 10678 10678 F DEBUG : r0 794beb63 r1 00000008 r2 9bc32580 r3 fffffffe
07-27 13:33:27.285 10678 10678 F DEBUG : r4 9bc32500 r5 00000001 r6 0000003d r7 794beb53
07-27 13:33:27.285 10678 10678 F DEBUG : r8 00000000 r9 00000020 r10 00000001 r11 792be3a8
07-27 13:33:27.285 10678 10678 F DEBUG : ip 794beb53 sp 792be398 lr 798a6538 pc 797cea60
07-27 13:33:27.289 10678 10678 F DEBUG :
07-27 13:33:27.289 10678 10678 F DEBUG : backtrace:
07-27 13:33:27.289 10678 10678 F DEBUG : #00 pc 0050aa60 /data/app/org.torproject.android-j0vPYgMTyishf3wOqrFoeA==/base.apk (offset 0x32dc000)

```

**Additional Context**
That does not happen on v17.5.0 RC 1, Orbot connects just fine.
Changing connection method from Snowflake to anything else doesn't seem to change anything.
Might be somehow device-related, as I don't remember it happening on my another phone, Redmi 9A.

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