fn demo_mut_advanced_unique(mut our: Box) -> i32 { unknown_code_1(&*our); // This "re-asserts" uniqueness of the reference: After writing, we know // our tag is at the top of the stack. *our = 5; unknown_code_2(); // We know this will return 5 *our //~ ERROR does not exist on the borrow stack } // Now comes the evil context use std::ptr; static mut LEAK: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut(); fn unknown_code_1(x: &i32) { unsafe { LEAK = x as *const _ as *mut _; } } fn unknown_code_2() { unsafe { *LEAK = 7; } } fn main() { demo_mut_advanced_unique(Box::new(0)); }