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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-50
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 25, 2020
Bugs: #713238
ID: 202003-50
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Tor, the worst of which could
allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a
connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-vpn/tor < 0.4.2.7 *>= 0.4.1.9
*>= 0.4.2.7
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor, and tor. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Tor 0.4.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-vpn/tor-0.4.1.9”
All Tor 0.4.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-vpn/tor-0.4.2.7”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-10592
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10592
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-10593
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10593
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-50
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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