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Calling `mrb_gc_unregistor()` from `mrb_data_type::dfree` caused a use-after-free deep inside `mrb_close()`.
The impetus to investigate was <mruby#6342 (review)>.
Currently, when `mrb_close()` is called, all objects are destroyed first.
The process is done heap page by heap page, and when all objects belonging to a heap page are destroyed, the heap page is released.
If the next heap page contains `RData` objects, the `mrb_gc_unregistor()` function may be called from the `mrb_data_type::dfree` function.
At this time, the `mrb_gc_unregistor()` function gets an array object from a Ruby global variable.
If the array object belongs to a freed heap page, use-after-free is established by referencing this array object.
About the fixes.
First of all, there is the fact that the `mrb_gv_get()` function returns `nil` if `mrb->globals` is `NULL`.
Therefore, before destroying all objects, free `mrb->globals` and set `mrb->globals` to `NULL` at the same time.
Now the `mrb_gv_get()` function will return `nil` to the calling `mrb_gc_unregistor()` function and `mrb_gc_unregistor()` will do nothing more.
ref. mruby#4618

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