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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4183-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 28, 2018                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : tor
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-0490

It has been discovered that Tor, a connection-based low-latency
anonymous communication system, contains a protocol-list handling bug
that could be used to remotely crash directory authorities with a
null-pointer exception (TROVE-2018-001).

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.2.9.15-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tor packages.

For the detailed security status of tor please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tor

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org