SB2021081730 - Fedora 34 update for tor
Published: August 17, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021081730
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38385)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion caused by a behavior mismatch between our batch-signature verification code and our single-signature verification code. A remote attacker can trigger assertion failure and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.