Changes in version 0.2.8.2-alpha - 2016-03-28
Tor 0.2.8.2-alpha is the second alpha in its series. It fixes numerous
bugs in earlier versions of Tor, including some that prevented
- authorities using Tor 0.2.7 from running correctly. IPv6 and directory
+ authorities using Tor 0.2.7.x from running correctly. IPv6 and directory
support should also be much improved.
o New system requirements:
sanitizer. Fixes bug 14821; bugfix on 0.2.5.4-alpha.
o Major bugfixes (crash on shutdown):
- - Fix a segfault during startup: If Unix domain socket was
+ - Fix a segfault during startup: If a Unix domain socket was
configured as listener (such as a ControlSocket or a SocksPort
"unix:" socket), and tor was started as root but not configured to
switch to another user, tor would segfault while trying to string
to 1, tor prefers IPv6 directory addresses.
- Add ClientUseIPv4, which is set to 1 by default. If set to 0, tor
avoids using IPv4 for client OR and directory connections.
- - Try harder to fulfil IP version restrictions ClientUseIPv4 0 and
- ClientUseIPv6 0; and the preferences ClientPreferIPv6ORPort and
- ClientPreferIPv6DirPort. Closes ticket 17840; patch by "teor".
+ - Try harder to obey the IP version restrictions "ClientUseIPv4 0",
+ "ClientUseIPv6 0", "ClientPreferIPv6ORPort", and
+ "ClientPreferIPv6DirPort". Closes ticket 17840; patch by "teor".
o Minor features (linux seccomp2 sandbox):
- Reject attempts to change our Address with "Sandbox 1" enabled.
directory (there are 6 overall) and the seventh one would fail
because no directories were left, thereby triggering a close on
all current directory connections asking for the hidden service.
- The solution here is to not close the directory connections if we
- have pending directory fetch. Fixes bug 15937; bugfix
+ The solution here is to not close the connections if we
+ have pending directory fetches. Fixes bug 15937; bugfix
on tor-0.2.7.1-alpha.
o Minor bugfixes (hidden service, control port):