commit 334f4f60e88ae44450983e1d96bb783cd373455e Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Mon Oct 20 10:00:49 2014 -0400
forward-port the 0.2.4.25 changelog to release-0.2.5 changelog and releasenotes --- ChangeLog | 17 +++++++++++++++++ ReleaseNotes | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 91a3e1e..a8506a2 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.9-rc - 2014-10-20 from 'warn' to 'protocol warning'. Closes ticket 8093.
+Changes in version 0.2.4.25 - 2014-10-20 + Tor 0.2.4.25 disables SSL3 in response to the recent "POODLE" attack + (even though POODLE does not affect Tor). It also works around a crash + bug caused by some operating systems' response to the "POODLE" attack + (which does affect Tor). + + o Major security fixes (also in 0.2.5.9-rc): + - Disable support for SSLv3. All versions of OpenSSL in use with Tor + today support TLS 1.0 or later, so we can safely turn off support + for this old (and insecure) protocol. Fixes bug 13426. + + o Major bugfixes (openssl bug workaround, also in 0.2.5.9-rc): + - Avoid crashing when using OpenSSL version 0.9.8zc, 1.0.0o, or + 1.0.1j, built with the 'no-ssl3' configuration option. Fixes bug + 13471. This is a workaround for an OpenSSL bug. + + Changes in version 0.2.5.8-rc - 2014-09-22 Tor 0.2.5.8-rc is the second release candidate for the Tor 0.2.5.x series. It fixes a bug that affects consistency and speed when diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index 7386c42..73285f5 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -880,6 +880,23 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.xx - 2014-10-xx ticket 12731.
+Changes in version 0.2.4.25 - 2014-10-20 + Tor 0.2.4.25 disables SSL3 in response to the recent "POODLE" attack + (even though POODLE does not affect Tor). It also works around a crash + bug caused by some operating systems' response to the "POODLE" attack + (which does affect Tor). + + o Major security fixes (also in 0.2.5.9-rc): + - Disable support for SSLv3. All versions of OpenSSL in use with Tor + today support TLS 1.0 or later, so we can safely turn off support + for this old (and insecure) protocol. Fixes bug 13426. + + o Major bugfixes (openssl bug workaround, also in 0.2.5.9-rc): + - Avoid crashing when using OpenSSL version 0.9.8zc, 1.0.0o, or + 1.0.1j, built with the 'no-ssl3' configuration option. Fixes bug + 13471. This is a workaround for an OpenSSL bug. + + Changes in version 0.2.4.24 - 2014-09-22 Tor 0.2.4.24 fixes a bug that affects consistency and speed when connecting to hidden services, and it updates the location of one of