openSUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for tor ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-RU-2018:2729-1 Rating: moderate References: #1094283 #1107847 Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for tor fixes the following issues: - version update to 0.3.4.8, as the 0.3.2 series is reaching EOL (boo#1107847) - improvements for running in low-power and embedded environments - preliminary changes for new bandwidth measurement system - refine anti-denial-of-service code - controller support and other improvements for v3 onion services This update also contains improved protections against DoS on directory authorities, but due to the nature of the TOR network it is assumed that no directory authorities run the distributed package (boo#1094283). Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1013=1 Package List: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (x86_64): tor-0.3.4.8-17.1 tor-debuginfo-0.3.4.8-17.1 tor-debugsource-0.3.4.8-17.1 References: https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094283 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107847