[tor-bugs] #32637 [Core Tor/Tor]: SocksPort IPv6 flags differs in default config and in Torlauncher prefs, and exits can distinguish them

Mon Jan 20 06:47:26 UTC 2020

#32637: SocksPort IPv6 flags differs in default config and in Torlauncher prefs,
and exits can distinguish them
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                          |          Owner:  teor
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.4.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  043-should, ipv6, security-low, no-  |  Actual Points:  0.2
  backport, teor-backlog                         |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  assigned => needs_review
 * actualpoints:   => 0.2

Comment:

 See my PR:
 * master: https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/1675

 The flags code is needlessly complex, changing the default requires
 setting it in 3 places. I opened #32994 to fix this technical debt.

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