torbrowser: 6.0.6 -> 6.0.7 #20831
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torbrowser: 6.0.6 -> 6.0.7 #20831
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@mbbx6spp, thanks for your PR! By analyzing the history of the files in this pull request, we identified @joachifm, @offlinehacker and @jgillich to be potential reviewers. |
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As far as I understood, the Windows exploit would be applicable to Linux if the original authors could be bothered to write the second payload. The exploit may even exist in the wild, just at smaller scale… |
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Backporting. |
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1.severity: security
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9.needs: port to stable
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Motivation for this change
Security update to Tor Browser released last night, addressing vulnerability that is known to affect Windows. While no known Linux exploits are known it is prudent to keep up to date.
Things done
(nix.useSandbox on NixOS,
or option
build-use-sandboxinnix.confon non-NixOS)
nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review wip"./result/bin/)