[tor-relays] Log warning : possible (zlib) compression bomb on middle relays

[mick]

On Mon, 2 Nov 2020 11:05:43 +0100
Guinness <guinness at crans.org> allegedly wrote:

> I'm wondering if this is an attack or a new feature (haven't checked
> yet) but I'd like to know how many users are impacted.
> 
> The interesting informations are :
>  * Number of warnings
>  * What kind of relay it is (middle, exit, entry)
> 
> After your answers, I'll complete the issue I have opened on the bug
> tracker.

Hi Guinness

I have the following two entries in the log for my guard relay at
https://metrics.torproject.org/rs.html#details/AE4FAE2EB5DC5D078458F0FCBF2B37F5D73F0868

Nov 02 04:30:00.000 [warn] Possible compression bomb; abandoning stream.
Nov 02 04:30:01.000 [warn] Possible compression bomb; abandoning stream.

Time is GMT.

Cheers

Mick

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