[tbb-bugs] #19417 [Applications/Tor Browser]: asm.js files should not be cached to disk in Tor Browser and no linkability risk

Mon Sep 5 08:24:13 UTC 2016

#19417: asm.js files should not be cached to disk in Tor Browser and no linkability
risk
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                                |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak, tbb-linkability,      |  Actual Points:
  GeorgKoppen201609, TorBrowserTeam201609        |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * keywords:
     tbb-disk-leak, tbb-linkability, GeorgKoppen201606,
     TorBrowserTeam201607
     =>
     tbb-disk-leak, tbb-linkability, GeorgKoppen201609,
     TorBrowserTeam201609

Comment:

 We should backport https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/07979189c602
 and let asmjs be governed by the slider again. I think we can keep the
 `NEWNYM` handling, though.

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