[tor-commits] [tor/release-0.2.8] Changelog and releasenotes for 0.2.8.9

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit 44c5fc6878d91d6069ed8c58ba6ad3b1f9b2963b
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm at torproject.org>
Date:   Mon Oct 17 15:00:46 2016 -0400

    Changelog and releasenotes for 0.2.8.9
---
 ChangeLog                 | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 ReleaseNotes              | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 changes/buf-sentinel      | 11 -----------
 changes/geoip-october2016 |  4 ----
 4 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e3d410e..7fe2b2e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+Changes in version 0.2.8.9 - 2016-10-17
+  Tor 0.2.8.9 backports a fix for a security hole in previous versions
+  of Tor that would allow a remote attacker to crash a Tor client,
+  hidden service, relay, or authority. All Tor users should upgrade to
+  this version, or to 0.2.9.4-alpha. Patches will be released for older
+  versions of Tor.
+
+  o Major features (security fixes, also in 0.2.9.4-alpha):
+    - Prevent a class of security bugs caused by treating the contents
+      of a buffer chunk as if they were a NUL-terminated string. At
+      least one such bug seems to be present in all currently used
+      versions of Tor, and would allow an attacker to remotely crash
+      most Tor instances, especially those compiled with extra compiler
+      hardening. With this defense in place, such bugs can't crash Tor,
+      though we should still fix them as they occur. Closes ticket
+      20384 (TROVE-2016-10-001).
+
+  o Minor features (geoip):
+    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the October 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2
+      Country database.
+
+
 Changes in version 0.2.8.8 - 2016-09-23
   Tor 0.2.8.8 fixes two crash bugs present in previous versions of the
   0.2.8.x series. Relays running 0.2.8.x should upgrade, as should users
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes
index 1ff4c3b..3984363 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/ReleaseNotes
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@ 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 0.2.8.9 - 2016-10-17
+  Tor 0.2.8.9 backports a fix for a security hole in previous versions
+  of Tor that would allow a remote attacker to crash a Tor client,
+  hidden service, relay, or authority. All Tor users should upgrade to
+  this version, or to 0.2.9.4-alpha. Patches will be released for older
+  versions of Tor.
+
+  o Major features (security fixes, also in 0.2.9.4-alpha):
+    - Prevent a class of security bugs caused by treating the contents
+      of a buffer chunk as if they were a NUL-terminated string. At
+      least one such bug seems to be present in all currently used
+      versions of Tor, and would allow an attacker to remotely crash
+      most Tor instances, especially those compiled with extra compiler
+      hardening. With this defense in place, such bugs can't crash Tor,
+      though we should still fix them as they occur. Closes ticket
+      20384 (TROVE-2016-10-001).
+
+  o Minor features (geoip):
+    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the October 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2
+      Country database.
+
 
 Changes in version 0.2.8.8 - 2016-09-23
   Tor 0.2.8.8 fixes two crash bugs present in previous versions of the
diff --git a/changes/buf-sentinel b/changes/buf-sentinel
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c5b829..0000000
--- a/changes/buf-sentinel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-  o Major features (security fixes):
-
-    - Prevent a class of security bugs caused by treating the contents
-      of a buffer chunk as if they were a NUL-terminated string.  At
-      least one such bug seems to be present in all currently used
-      versions of Tor, and would allow an attacker to remotely crash
-      most Tor instances, especially those compiled with extra compiler
-      hardening. With this defense in place, such bugs can't crash Tor,
-      though we should still fix them as they occur. Closes ticket 20384
-      (TROVE-2016-10-001).
-
diff --git a/changes/geoip-october2016 b/changes/geoip-october2016
deleted file mode 100644
index fff9a1e..0000000
--- a/changes/geoip-october2016
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-  o Minor features:
-    - Update geoip and geoip6 to the October 4 2016 Maxmind GeoLite2
-      Country database.
-