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commit ce5ec4d82548c8f21505b4f863cb3c00c994a7ca Author: David Goulet dgoulet@torproject.org AuthorDate: Thu Jan 12 12:11:16 2023 -0500
changelog: Update with latest releases
Signed-off-by: David Goulet dgoulet@torproject.org --- ChangeLog | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ReleaseNotes | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 182 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 0b5ee8ac22..840ff931de 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,94 @@ +Changes in version 0.4.7.13 - 2023-01-12 + This version contains three major bugfixes, two for relays and one for + client being a security fix, TROVE-2022-002. We have added, for Linux, the + support for IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT for relays using OutboundBindAddress. + We strongly recommend to upgrade to this version considering the important + congestion control fix detailed below. + + o Major bugfixes (congestion control): + - Avoid incrementing the congestion window when the window is not + fully in use. Thia prevents overshoot in cases where long periods + of low activity would allow our congestion window to grow, and + then get followed by a burst, which would cause queue overload. + Also improve the increment checks for RFC3742. Fixes bug 40732; + bugfix on 0.4.7.5-alpha. + + o Major bugfixes (relay): + - When opening a channel because of a circuit request that did not + include an Ed25519 identity, record the Ed25519 identity that we + actually received, so that we can use the channel for other + circuit requests that _do_ list an Ed25519 identity. (Previously + we had code to record this identity, but a logic bug caused it to + be disabled.) Fixes bug 40563; bugfix on 0.3.0.1-alpha. Patch + from "cypherpunks". + + o Major bugfixes (TROVE-2022-002, client): + - The SafeSocks option had its logic inverted for SOCKS4 and + SOCKS4a. It would let the unsafe SOCKS4 pass but not the safe + SOCKS4a one. This is TROVE-2022-002 which was reported on + Hackerone by "cojabo". Fixes bug 40730; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Minor feature (authority): + - Reject 0.4.6.x series at the authority level. Closes ticket 40664. + + o Minor features (fallbackdir): + - Regenerate fallback directories generated on January 12, 2023. + + o Minor features (geoip data): + - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as + retrieved on 2023/01/12. + + o Minor features (relays): + - Set the Linux-specific IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT option on outgoing + sockets, allowing relays using OutboundBindAddress to make more + outgoing connections than ephemeral ports, as long as they are to + separate destinations. Related to issue 40597; patch by Alex + Xu (Hello71). + + o Minor bugfixes (relay, metrics): + - Fix typo in a congestion control label on the MetricsPort. Fixes + bug 40727; bugfix on 0.4.7.12. + + o Minor bugfixes (sandbox, authority): + - With the sandbox enabled, allow to write "my-consensus- + {ns|microdesc}" and to rename them as well. Fixes bug 40729; + bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Code simplifications and refactoring: + - Rely on actual error returned by the kernel when choosing what + resource exhaustion to log. Fixes issue 40613; Fix + on tor-0.4.6.1-alpha. + + +Changes in version 0.4.5.16 - 2023-01-12 + This version has one major bugfix for relay and a security fix, + TROVE-2022-002, affecting clients. We strongly recommend to upgrade to our + 0.4.7.x stable series. As a reminder, this series is EOL on February 15th, + 2023. + + o Major bugfixes (relay): + - When opening a channel because of a circuit request that did not + include an Ed25519 identity, record the Ed25519 identity that we + actually received, so that we can use the channel for other + circuit requests that _do_ list an Ed25519 identity. (Previously + we had code to record this identity, but a logic bug caused it to + be disabled.) Fixes bug 40563; bugfix on 0.3.0.1-alpha. Patch + from "cypherpunks". + + o Major bugfixes (TROVE-2022-002, client): + - The SafeSocks option had its logic inverted for SOCKS4 and + SOCKS4a. It would let the unsafe SOCKS4 pass but not the safe + SOCKS4a one. This is TROVE-2022-002 which was reported on + Hackerone by "cojabo". Fixes bug 40730; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Minor features (fallbackdir): + - Regenerate fallback directories generated on January 12, 2023. + + o Minor features (geoip data): + - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as + retrieved on 2023/01/12. + + Changes in version 0.4.7.12 - 2022-12-06 This version contains a major change that is a new key for moria1. Also, new metrics are exported on the MetricsPort for the congestion control diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index f665f58d4a..8c91f9eeb4 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -2,6 +2,97 @@ This document summarizes new features and bugfixes in each stable release of Tor. If you want to see more detailed descriptions of the changes in each development snapshot, see the ChangeLog file.
+Changes in version 0.4.7.13 - 2023-01-12 + This version contains three major bugfixes, two for relays and one for + client being a security fix, TROVE-2022-002. We have added, for Linux, the + support for IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT for relays using OutboundBindAddress. + We strongly recommend to upgrade to this version considering the important + congestion control fix detailed below. + + o Major bugfixes (congestion control): + - Avoid incrementing the congestion window when the window is not + fully in use. Thia prevents overshoot in cases where long periods + of low activity would allow our congestion window to grow, and + then get followed by a burst, which would cause queue overload. + Also improve the increment checks for RFC3742. Fixes bug 40732; + bugfix on 0.4.7.5-alpha. + + o Major bugfixes (relay): + - When opening a channel because of a circuit request that did not + include an Ed25519 identity, record the Ed25519 identity that we + actually received, so that we can use the channel for other + circuit requests that _do_ list an Ed25519 identity. (Previously + we had code to record this identity, but a logic bug caused it to + be disabled.) Fixes bug 40563; bugfix on 0.3.0.1-alpha. Patch + from "cypherpunks". + + o Major bugfixes (TROVE-2022-002, client): + - The SafeSocks option had its logic inverted for SOCKS4 and + SOCKS4a. It would let the unsafe SOCKS4 pass but not the safe + SOCKS4a one. This is TROVE-2022-002 which was reported on + Hackerone by "cojabo". Fixes bug 40730; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Minor feature (authority): + - Reject 0.4.6.x series at the authority level. Closes ticket 40664. + + o Minor features (fallbackdir): + - Regenerate fallback directories generated on January 12, 2023. + + o Minor features (geoip data): + - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as + retrieved on 2023/01/12. + + o Minor features (relays): + - Set the Linux-specific IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT option on outgoing + sockets, allowing relays using OutboundBindAddress to make more + outgoing connections than ephemeral ports, as long as they are to + separate destinations. Related to issue 40597; patch by Alex + Xu (Hello71). + + o Minor bugfixes (relay, metrics): + - Fix typo in a congestion control label on the MetricsPort. Fixes + bug 40727; bugfix on 0.4.7.12. + + o Minor bugfixes (sandbox, authority): + - With the sandbox enabled, allow to write "my-consensus- + {ns|microdesc}" and to rename them as well. Fixes bug 40729; + bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Code simplifications and refactoring: + - Rely on actual error returned by the kernel when choosing what + resource exhaustion to log. Fixes issue 40613; Fix + on tor-0.4.6.1-alpha. + + +Changes in version 0.4.5.16 - 2023-01-12 + This version has one major bugfix for relay and a security fix, + TROVE-2022-002, affecting clients. We strongly recommend to upgrade to our + 0.4.7.x stable series. As a reminder, this series is EOL on February 15th, + 2023. + + o Major bugfixes (relay): + - When opening a channel because of a circuit request that did not + include an Ed25519 identity, record the Ed25519 identity that we + actually received, so that we can use the channel for other + circuit requests that _do_ list an Ed25519 identity. (Previously + we had code to record this identity, but a logic bug caused it to + be disabled.) Fixes bug 40563; bugfix on 0.3.0.1-alpha. Patch + from "cypherpunks". + + o Major bugfixes (TROVE-2022-002, client): + - The SafeSocks option had its logic inverted for SOCKS4 and + SOCKS4a. It would let the unsafe SOCKS4 pass but not the safe + SOCKS4a one. This is TROVE-2022-002 which was reported on + Hackerone by "cojabo". Fixes bug 40730; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. + + o Minor features (fallbackdir): + - Regenerate fallback directories generated on January 12, 2023. + + o Minor features (geoip data): + - Update the geoip files to match the IPFire Location Database, as + retrieved on 2023/01/12. + + Changes in version 0.4.7.12 - 2022-12-06 This version contains a major change that is a new key for moria1. Also, new metrics are exported on the MetricsPort for the congestion control