[tor-bugs] #22962 [Core Tor/Tor]: Clarify the security severity of issues that make denial of service easier

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#22962: Clarify the security severity of issues that make denial of service easier
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     Reporter:  teor          |      Owner:
         Type:  task          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:  #22948
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/org/teams/NetworkTeam/SecurityPolicy

 In #22948, we discovered that the relay integrity digest was easier to
 guess than it should be. This makes the following classes of attacks
 easier:
 * sending bandwidth and guessing the integrity digest, and
 * modifying cells and manipulating the integrity digest.

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