Channel and Path Errors Affecting tor package, versions <0.3.1.9-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.17% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-TOR-370821
  • published 3 Dec 2017
  • disclosed 3 Dec 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 tor to version 0.3.1.9-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tor package and not the tor package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Tor before 0.2.5.16, 0.2.6 through 0.2.8 before 0.2.8.17, 0.2.9 before 0.2.9.14, 0.3.0 before 0.3.0.13, and 0.3.1 before 0.3.1.9, relays (that have incompletely downloaded descriptors) can pick themselves in a circuit path, leading to a degradation of anonymity, aka TROVE-2017-012.