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Description
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/blob/7cbd99ac1d2b4a0beffbaba29ea63d024ceff700/Samples/Win7Samples/netds/dhcp/dhcprequest/dhcprequest.cpp#L66-L71
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/blob/7cbd99ac1d2b4a0beffbaba29ea63d024ceff700/Samples/Win7Samples/netds/dhcp/dhcprequest/dhcprequest.cpp#L108
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples/blob/7cbd99ac1d2b4a0beffbaba29ea63d024ceff700/Samples/Win7Samples/netds/dhcp/dhcprequest/dhcprequest.cpp#L122
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Research direction
Open Samples/Win7Samples/netds/dhcp/dhcprequest/dhcprequest.cpp at lines 66-71, 108, and 122, then trace the pointer through its callers to confirm the lifetime issue. Done means the DHCP sample no longer returns or uses a pointer to a local variable while preserving its existing behavior; build the sample to verify the change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100