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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202611-08
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Severity: Normal
Title: Tor: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: November 14, 2026
Bugs: #982162, #983172, #983870, #985320, #986433
ID: 202611-08
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Tor, the worst of which
could allow remote code execution.
Background
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Tor is an implementation of second generation Onion Routing, a
connection-oriented anonymizing communication service.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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net-vpn/tor < 0.4.9.17 >= 0.4.9.17
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tor. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Tor users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-vpn/tor-0.4.9.17"
References
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[ 1 ] TROVE-2026-012
[ 2 ] TROVE-2026-030
[ 3 ] TROVE-2026-031
[ 4 ] TROVE-2026-033
[ 5 ] TROVE-2026-034
[ 6 ] TROVE-2026-035
[ 7 ] TROVE-2026-036
[ 8 ] TROVE-2026-038
[ 9 ] TROVE-2026-040
[ 10 ] TROVE-2026-041
[ 11 ] TROVE-2026-042
[ 12 ] TROVE-2026-043
[ 13 ] TROVE-2026-050
[ 14 ] TROVE-2026-051
[ 15 ] TROVE-2026-052
[ 16 ] TROVE-2026-053
[ 17 ] TROVE-2026-056
[ 18 ] TROVE-2026-057
[ 19 ] TROVE-2026-058
[ 20 ] TROVE-2026-062
[ 21 ] TROVE-2026-064
[ 22 ] TROVE-2026-067
[ 23 ] TROVE-2026-072
[ 24 ] TROVE-2026-075
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202611-08
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license (CC-BY-SA-4.0).
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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