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Debian: DSA-3993-1 Important: Fix for Tor Service Information Leak

It was discovered that the Tor onion service could leak sensitive information to log files if the "SafeLogging" option is set to "0". The oldstable distribution (jessie) is not affected. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3993-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 06, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : tor CVE ID : CVE-2017-0380 It was discovered that the Tor onion service could leak sensitive information to log files if the "SafeLogging" option is set to "0". The oldstable distribution (jessie) is not affected. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.9.12-1. We recommend that you upgrade your tor packages. 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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Upgrade Tor distributions to safeguard against unintended data exposure due to incorrect settings. Vital security update for Ubuntu users.. sensitive data, tor update, security patch, debian advisory. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 06, 2017 •Important Debian