[tor-bugs] #21507 [Core Tor/Tor]: Reject Tor versions that contain non-numeric prefixes

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#21507: Reject Tor versions that contain non-numeric prefixes
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 Reporter:  teor                        |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                      |         Status:  merge_ready
 Priority:  Medium                      |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                        |  0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  029-backport, 030-backport  |  Actual Points:  0.3
Parent ID:                              |         Points:  0.2
 Reviewer:                              |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:4 dgoulet]:
 > Branch lgtm;
 >
 > Actually now that master has become 031, I believe we should put this in
 031 and then consider it for backport else it will get somehow forgotten
 in 029... I'm not entirely sure if this fix qualifies for a stable
 backport. If we think 029 is a valid backport

 0.2.9 is a valid backport so that authorities can filter badly formatted
 versions from the network. The reasons are the same as those for #21450
 and the authority parts of #21278.

 > then 025 should also be considered (LTS) but I'm not convinced of that.

 No authorities run any version earlier than 0.2.9.

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