[RELEASE] Tor stable 0.4.8.24 and 0.4.9.7
Greetings, We released a security release of C-tor: 0.4.8.24 and 0.4.9.7. Announcement: https://forum.torproject.org/t/security-release-0-4-8-24-and-0-4-9-7/21551 Here is the ChangeLog (it is the same for both versions): Changes in version 0.4.8.24 - 2026-05-06 This is a security release fixing several major bugfixes that were reported in the past weeks. Huge thanks to everyone that reported these issues! We strongly recommend upgrading as soon as possible. o Major bugfixes (cell handling): - Fix out-of-bounds read (OOB) when END, TRUNCATE and TRUNCATED cell have no reason in their payload. TROVE-2026-011. Found by Brian Carpenter (geeknik). Fixes bug 41254; bugfix on 0.1.1.1-alpha. o Major bugfixes (conflux): - Do not attempt or accept BEGIN_DIR via conflux legs. TROVE-2026- 008. Credit to Anas Cherni from Calif.io in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research. Fixes bug 41243; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Major bugfixes (conflux, relay): - Adjust conflux out-of-order queue accounting when clearing a queue. TROVE-2026-010. Found by aptupdate. Fixes bug 41251; bugfix on 0.4.8.1-alpha. o Major bugfixes (pathbias): - Fix a client-side crash caused by double-close of a circuit while under circuit queue memory pressure. TROVE-2026-009. Found by cypherpunks. Fixes bug 41237; bugfix on 0.3.3.6-rc. o Major bugfixes (relay): - Fix null pointer dereference when receiving a CERT cell out of order. TROVE-2026-006. Found by Fwame. Fixes bug 41240; bugfix on 0.2.4.4-alpha. o Major bugfixes (relay, onion service): - Fix off-by-one out-of-bounds read if a malformed BEGIN cell is received. TROVE-2026-007. Found by Flanagan. Fixes bug 41245; bugfix on 0.2.4.7-alpha. o Minor features (fallbackdir): - Regenerate fallback directories generated on May 06, 2026. o Minor features (geoip data): - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as retrieved on 2026/05/06. Cheers! David -- CwtGMI5zvZfUUSzq+R0XWB1Y22UbVycqzHo0MCpl6X0=
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David Goulet