openSUSE-SU-2021:1169-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:1169-1

    Published: 19 Aug 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-38385

    Summary: Security update for tor

    Details: This update for tor fixes the following issues: tor 0.4.6.7: * Fix a DoS via a remotely triggerable assertion failure (boo#1189489, TROVE-2021-007, CVE-2021-38385) tor 0.4.6.6: * Fix a compilation error with gcc 7, drop tor-0.4.6.5-gcc7.patch * Enable the deterministic RNG for unit tests that covers the address set bloomfilter-based API's tor 0.4.6.5 * Add controller support for creating v3 onion services with client auth * When voting on a relay with a Sybil-like appearance, add the Sybil flag when clearing out the other flags. This lets a relay operator know why their relay hasn't been included in the consensus * Relays now report how overloaded they are * Add a new DoS subsystem to control the rate of client connections for relays * Relays now publish statistics about v3 onions services * Improve circuit timeout algorithm for client performance

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/PMWWIBVBPI5X7QIC5VO3NJURIXL33ROT/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189489, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38385

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tor

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/tor&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.4.6.7-lp152.2.15.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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