[tor-commits] [tor/release-0.2.8] start an 0.2.8.12 blurb

nickm at torproject.org nickm at torproject.org
Mon Dec 19 13:06:10 UTC 2016


commit 592cc50ed49cc6fa8e111f5c36fdb52032806e95
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Mon Dec 19 08:01:22 2016 -0500

    start an 0.2.8.12 blurb
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 ReleaseNotes | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index f85b737..163ef67 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ This document summarizes new features and bugfixes in each stable release
 of Tor. If you want to see more detailed descriptions of the changes in
 each development snapshot, see the ChangeLog file.
 
+Changes in version 0.2.8.12 - 2016-12-19
+
+  Tor 0.2.8.12 backports a fix for a medium-severity issue (bug 21018
+  below) where Tor clients could crash when attempting to visit a
+  hostile hidden service. Clients are recommended to upgrade as packages
+  become available for their systems.
+
+  It also includes an updated list of fallback directories, backported
+  from 0.2.9.
+
+  With the release of Tor 0.2.9.8, the Tor 0.2.8 series is now
+  officially old: only major bugfixes will be backported to 0.2.8 in the
+  future.
+
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 Changes in version 0.2.8.11 - 2016-12-08
   Tor 0.2.8.11 backports fixes for additional portability issues that
   could prevent Tor from building correctly on OSX Sierra, or with





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