commit ba3f5a3d882d01f66767f7a5056ede6ab5ed8002 Author: Nick Mathewson nickm@torproject.org Date: Thu Jul 9 10:19:52 2020 -0400

final entries for 0.4.2.8 changelog --- ChangeLog | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- changes/bug33119 | 4 ---- changes/bug40028 | 3 --- changes/ticket40026 | 3 --- 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index b94360e39..151a58099 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,7 +1,22 @@ -Changes in version 0.4.2.8 - 2020-07-?? +Changes in version 0.4.2.8 - 2020-07-09 Tor 0.4.2.8 backports various fixes from later releases, including several that affect usability and portability.

+ This release also fixes TROVE-2020-001, a medium-severity denial of + service vulnerability affecting all versions of Tor when compiled with + the NSS encryption library. (This is not the default configuration.) + Using this vulnerability, an attacker could cause an affected Tor + instance to crash remotely. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2020- + 15572. Anybody running a version of Tor built with the NSS library + should upgrade to 0.3.5.11, 0.4.2.8, 0.4.3.6, or 0.4.4.2-alpha + or later. + + o Major bugfixes (NSS, security, backport from 0.4.4.2-alpha): + - Fix a crash due to an out-of-bound memory access when Tor is + compiled with NSS support. Fixes bug 33119; bugfix on + 0.3.5.1-alpha. This issue is also tracked as TROVE-2020-001 + and CVE-2020-15572. + o Major bugfixes (DoS defenses, bridges, pluggable transport, backport from 0.4.3.4-rc): - Fix a bug that was preventing DoS defenses from running on bridges with a pluggable transport. Previously, the DoS subsystem was not @@ -27,6 +42,10 @@ Changes in version 0.4.2.8 - 2020-07-?? that are failing on Appveyor because of mismatched OpenSSL libraries. Part of ticket 33643.

+ o Minor bugfix (CI, Windows, backport from 0.4.4.2-alpha): + - Use the correct 64-bit printf format when compiling with MINGW on + Appveyor. Fixes bug 40026; bugfix on 0.3.5.5-alpha. + o Minor bugfix (relay, configuration, backport from 0.4.3.3-alpha): - Warn if the ContactInfo field is not set, and tell the relay operator that not having a ContactInfo field set might cause their @@ -47,6 +66,10 @@ Changes in version 0.4.2.8 - 2020-07-?? - Fix compilation warnings with GCC 10.0.1. Fixes bug 34077; bugfix on 0.4.0.3-alpha.

+ o Minor bugfixes (compiler warnings, backport from 0.4.4.2-alpha): + - Fix a compiler warning on platforms with 32-bit time_t values. + Fixes bug 40028; bugfix on 0.3.2.8-rc. + o Minor bugfixes (controller protocol, backport from 0.4.3.2-alpha): - When receiving "ACTIVE" or "DORMANT" signals on the control port, report them as SIGNAL events. Previously we would log a bug diff --git a/changes/bug33119 b/changes/bug33119 deleted file mode 100644 index c976654b2..000000000 --- a/changes/bug33119 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4 +0,0 @@ - o Major bugfixes (NSS): - - Fix out-of-bound memory access in `tor_tls_cert_matches_key()` when Tor is - compiled with NSS support. Fixes bug 33119; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha. This - issue is also tracked as TROVE-2020-001. diff --git a/changes/bug40028 b/changes/bug40028 deleted file mode 100644 index cfd1ffe51..000000000 --- a/changes/bug40028 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ - o Minor bugfixes (compiler warnings): - - Fix a compiler warning on platforms with 32-bit time_t values. - Fixes bug 40028; bugfix on 0.3.2.8-rc. diff --git a/changes/ticket40026 b/changes/ticket40026 deleted file mode 100644 index f87c2964e..000000000 --- a/changes/ticket40026 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ - o Minor bugfix (CI, Windows): - - Don't use stdio 64 bit printf format when compiling with MINGW on - Appveyor. Fixes bug 40026; bugfix on 0.3.5.5-alpha.