- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 24, 2016 Bugs: #591008, #597394, #597524 ID: 201612-45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 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 ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-45 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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. 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. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5