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Gentoo: GLSA-201110-13 High: Tor Remote Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2011
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws found in Tor could allow remote adversaries to run arbitrary code or trigger Denial of Service attacks. It is recommended to apply the latest updates.
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Tor, the most severe of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity update remote code execution multiple vulnerabilities Tor

Resolution

All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tor-0.2.1.30"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since April 2, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-0015 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0015 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-0016 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0016 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-0427 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0427 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-0490 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0490 [ 5 ] CVE-2011-0491 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0491 [ 6 ] CVE-2011-0492 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0492 [ 7 ] CVE-2011-0493 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0493 [ 8 ] CVE-2011-1924 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1924

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-13
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: Tor: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 18, 2011
Bugs: #351920, #359789
ID: 201110-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity update remote code execution multiple vulnerabilities Tor

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Tor, the most severe of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/tor < 0.2.1.30 >= 0.2.1.30

Impact

===== A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Tor process or create a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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