commit f3c581ee218efc5ed6f15874ef8683f6efb9f571 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Fri Dec 1 09:14:36 2017 -0500

copy changelog to releasenotes --- ChangeLog | 2 +- ReleaseNotes | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index a31c70a86..aa6729ed5 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.8.17 - 2017-12-01 to another of the releases coming out today.

Note: the Tor 0.2.8 series will no longer be supported after 1 Jan - 2018. If you need a release with long-term support, please stick with + 2018. If you need a release with long-term support, please upgrade with the 0.2.9 series. Otherwise, please upgrade to 0.3.1 or later.

o Major bugfixes (security, backport from 0.3.2.6-alpha): diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index 5cefdbccf..b64696ba9 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -2,6 +2,65 @@ 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 0.2.8.17 - 2017-12-01 + Tor 0.2.8.17 backports important security and stability bugfixes from + later Tor releases. All Tor users should upgrade to this release, or + to another of the releases coming out today. + + Note: the Tor 0.2.8 series will no longer be supported after 1 Jan + 2018. If you need a release with long-term support, please upgrade with + the 0.2.9 series. Otherwise, please upgrade to 0.3.1 or later. + + o Major bugfixes (security, backport from 0.3.2.6-alpha): + - Fix a denial of service bug where an attacker could use a + malformed directory object to cause a Tor instance to pause while + OpenSSL would try to read a passphrase from the terminal. (Tor + instances run without a terminal, which is the case for most Tor + packages, are not impacted.) Fixes bug 24246; bugfix on every + version of Tor. Also tracked as TROVE-2017-011 and CVE-2017-8821. + Found by OSS-Fuzz as testcase 6360145429790720. + - When checking for replays in the INTRODUCE1 cell data for a + (legacy) onion service, correctly detect replays in the RSA- + encrypted part of the cell. We were previously checking for + replays on the entire cell, but those can be circumvented due to + the malleability of Tor's legacy hybrid encryption. This fix helps + prevent a traffic confirmation attack. Fixes bug 24244; bugfix on + 0.2.4.1-alpha. This issue is also tracked as TROVE-2017-009 + and CVE-2017-8819. + + o Major bugfixes (security, onion service v2, backport from 0.3.2.6-alpha): + - Fix a use-after-free error that could crash v2 Tor onion services + when they failed to open circuits while expiring introduction + points. Fixes bug 24313; bugfix on 0.2.7.2-alpha. This issue is + also tracked as TROVE-2017-013 and CVE-2017-8823. + + o Major bugfixes (security, relay, backport from 0.3.2.6-alpha): + - When running as a relay, make sure that we never build a path through + ourselves, even in the case where we have somehow lost the version of + our descriptor appearing in the consensus. Fixes part of bug 21534; + bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha. This issue is also tracked as TROVE-2017-012 + and CVE-2017-8822. + + o Minor features (bridge, backport from 0.3.1.9): + - Bridges now include notice in their descriptors that they are + bridges, and notice of their distribution status, based on their + publication settings. Implements ticket 18329. For more fine- + grained control of how a bridge is distributed, upgrade to 0.3.2.x + or later. + + o Minor features (directory authority, backport from 0.3.2.6-alpha): + - Add an IPv6 address for the "bastet" directory authority. Closes + ticket 24394. + + o Minor features (geoip): + - Update geoip and geoip6 to the November 6 2017 Maxmind GeoLite2 + Country database. + + o Minor bugfixes (testing, backport from 0.3.1.6-rc): + - Fix an undersized buffer in test-memwipe.c. Fixes bug 23291; + bugfix on 0.2.7.2-alpha. Found and patched by Ties Stuij. + + Changes in version 0.2.8.16 - 2017-10-25 Tor 0.2.8.16 backports a collection of bugfixes from later Tor release series, including a bugfix for a crash issue that had affected relays