September 2023 - tor-announce - lists.torproject.org

New Release: Tor Browser 13.0a6 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 13.0a6 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-130a6/ This is our first release candidate build for the stable 13.0 series, so please have a go and kick the tires a bit :) best -richard

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New Release: Tor Browser 12.5.6 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 29 Sep '23

29 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 12.5.6 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1256/ best, -richard

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New Release: Tor Browser 12.5.5 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 26 Sep '23

26 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 12.5.5 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1255/ best, -richard

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[RELEASE] Tor 0.4.8.7 stable
by David Goulet 25 Sep '23

25 Sep '23

Greetings, We have just released 0.4.8.7. Here is the announcement: https://forum.torproject.org/t/stable-release-0-4-8-7/9398 ChangLog follows. Cheers! David Changes in version 0.4.8.7 - 2023-09-25 This version fixes a single major bug in the Conflux subsystem on the client side. See below for more information. The upcoming Tor Browser 13 stable will pick this up. o Major bugfixes (conflux): - Fix an issue that prevented us from pre-building more conflux sets after existing sets had been used. Fixes bug 40862; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on September 25, 2023. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2023/09/25. -- q7T6mD1nbFk9Jyq4XrI3UyeWs0AZbQIAhaHpiWYf6Dg=

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New Release: Tor Browser 13.0a5 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 24 Sep '23

24 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 13.0a5 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-130a5/ best, -richard

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[RELEASE] Tor stable 0.4.7.15 and 0.4.8.6
by David Goulet 18 Sep '23

18 Sep '23

Greetings, We just released two new stables that is 0.4.7.15 and 0.4.8.6 containing an important fix for onion services affecting congestion control. Here is the announcement: https://forum.torproject.org/t/stable-release-0-4-7-15-and-0-4-8-6/9292 Below the ChangeLog for both releases. Cheers! Changes in version 0.4.7.15 - 2023-09-18 This version contains an important fix for onion service regarding congestion control and its reliability. Apart from that, very minor bugfixes. We strongly recommend all onion service operators to update immediately. o Major bugfixes (onion service): - Fix a reliability issue where services were expiring their introduction points every consensus update. This caused connectivity issues for clients caching the old descriptor and intro points. Bug reported and fixed by gitlab user @hyunsoo.kim676. Fixes bug 40858; bugfix on 0.4.7.5-alpha. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on September 18, 2023. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2023/09/18. o Minor features (testing): - Enable Doxygen and Stem tests for 0.4.8 and clean-up some logic for handling versions of Tor that are no longer supported. Closes ticket 40859. o Minor bugfixes (compression): - Right after compression/decompression work is done, check for errors. Before this, we would consider compression bomb before that and then looking for errors leading to false positive on that log warning. Fixes bug 40739; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. Patch by "cypherpunks". o Minor bugfixes (compression, zstd): - Use less frightening language and lower the log-level of our run- time ABI compatibility check message in our Zstd compression subsystem. Fixes bug 40815; bugfix on 0.4.3.1-alpha. Changes in version 0.4.8.6 - 2023-09-18 This version contains an important fix for onion service regarding congestion control and its reliability. Apart from that, uneeded BUG warnings have been suppressed especially about a compression bomb seen on relays. We strongly recommend, in particular onion service operators, to upgrade as soon as possible to this latest stable. o Major bugfixes (onion service): - Fix a reliability issue where services were expiring their introduction points every consensus update. This caused connectivity issues for clients caching the old descriptor and intro points. Bug reported and fixed by gitlab user @hyunsoo.kim676. Fixes bug 40858; bugfix on 0.4.7.5-alpha. o Minor features (debugging, compression): - Log the input and output buffer sizes when we detect a potential compression bomb. Diagnostic for ticket 40739. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on September 18, 2023. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2023/09/18. o Minor bugfix (defensive programming): - Disable multiple BUG warnings of a missing relay identity key when starting an instance of Tor compiled without relay support. Fixes bug 40848; bugfix on 0.4.3.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (bridge authority): - When reporting a pseudo-networkstatus as a bridge authority, or answering "ns/purpose/*" controller requests, include accurate published-on dates from our list of router descriptors. Fixes bug 40855; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (compression, zstd): - Use less frightening language and lower the log-level of our run- time ABI compatibility check message in our Zstd compression subsystem. Fixes bug 40815; bugfix on 0.4.3.1-alpha. -- F+IRkBdyPvUEHZV3ctcJ/vEeoQpBTIsT3aVD9KfRtfo=

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New Release: Tor Browser 13.0a4 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 13.0a4 has now been published for all platforms. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-130a4/ best, -richard

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New Release: Tor Browser 12.5.4 (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux)
by richard 14 Sep '23

14 Sep '23

Hi everyone, Tor Browser 12.5.4 has now been published for all platforms. This is an unplanned security release to resolve a critical bug in Firefox's webp imge decoder. For details please see our blog post: - https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1254/ best, -richard

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