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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-24

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202409-24 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, the worst of which could result in denial of service. Versions greater than or equal to 0.4.8.9 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202409-24


                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

Severity: Low
Title: Tor: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 24, 2024
Bugs: #916759, #917142
ID: 202409-24


Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, the worst of which
could result in denial of service.

Background

Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a
connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected


net-vpn/tor < 0.4.8.9 >= 0.4.8.9

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-vpn/tor-0.4.8.9”

References

[ 1 ] TROVE-2023-004
[ 2 ] TROVE-2023-006

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-24

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 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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