[SECURITY RELEASE] Tor stable 0.4.8.23 and 0.4.9.6
Greetings, We just released today 0.4.8.23 and 0.4.9.6. Here is the announcement: https://forum.torproject.org/t/security-release-0-4-8-23-and-0-4-9-6/21386 Please upgrade as soon as possible if you are running a relay. Change log: Changes in version 0.4.8.23 - 2026-03-25 This is a security release fixing major bugfixes that could possibly lead to remote crashing relays. We strongly recommend upgrading as soon as possible. o Major bugfix (security, conflux): - Fix a memory compare using the wrong length. This could lead to a remote crash when using the conflux subsystem. TROVE-2026-004. Fixes bug 41232; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (security): - Fix a series of defense in depth security issues found across the codebase. Fixes bug 41228; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on March 25, 2026. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2026/03/25. Changes in version 0.4.9.6 - 2026-03-25 This is a security release fixing major bugfixes that could possibly lead to remote crashing relays. We strongly recommend upgrading as soon as possible. o Major bugfix (security): - Fix a stack overflow of 11 bytes on malicious CREATED2. This lead to a remote crash. TROVE-2026-003. Reported-by: Anas Cherni of Calif.io. Fixes bug 41231; bugfix on 0.4.9.1-alpha. o Major bugfix (security, conflux): - Fix a memory compare using the wrong length. This could lead to a remote crash when using the conflux subsystem. TROVE-2026-004. Fixes bug 41232; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (security): - Fix a series of defense in depth security issues found across the codebase. Fixes bug 41228; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. o Minor bugfixes (portability): - (Hopefully) fix our polyval implementation on big-endian platforms. Fixes bug 41215; bugfix on 0.4.9.3-alpha. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on March 25, 2026. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2026/03/25. Cheers! David -- 7Cse8G921+pZrNTPQ6t2z5h5ZO83kH17z68vTK0aSQM=
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David Goulet