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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-TOR-19166184
  • published22 Aug 2026
  • disclosed3 Dec 2017

Introduced: 3 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-8822  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-417  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.