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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-45
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Severity: Normal
Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 24, 2016
Bugs: #591008, #597394, #597524
ID: 201612-45
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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-misc/tor < 0.2.8.9 >= 0.2.8.9
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the
CVE identifier and change log 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 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/tor-0.2.8.9”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-8860
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8860
[ 2 ] Tor 0.2.8.9 Change Log
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torproject/tor/tor-0.2.8.9/ChangeLog
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/201612-45
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 2016 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Severity: Normal
Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 24, 2016
Bugs: #591008, #597394, #597524
ID: 201612-45
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Tor, the worst of which could
allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Background
==========
Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a
connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-misc/tor < 0.2.8.9 >= 0.2.8.9
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the
CVE identifier and change log referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/tor-0.2.8.9”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-8860
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8860″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-8860</a>
[ 2 ] Tor 0.2.8.9 Change Log
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torproject/tor/tor-0.2.8.9/ChangeLog”>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torproject/tor/tor-0.2.8.9/ChangeLog</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45</a>
Concerns?
=========
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
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 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.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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