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struct's lifetime requirements can be bypassed via covariant field assignment

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Summary

A GitHub Rust issue notes a borrow-checker unsoundness hole where covariant field assignment can bypass lifetime requirements, with code examples and ASan-triggered crashes. The discussion highlights Rust safety concerns and ongoing work to fix the borrow checker across nightly/stable releases.

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