touchups on upcoming changelog

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improvements for clients and relays, including blacklisting authority improvements for clients and relays, including blacklisting authority
signing keys that were used while susceptible to the OpenSSL signing keys that were used while susceptible to the OpenSSL
"heartbleed" bug, fixing two expensive functions on busy relays, "heartbleed" bug, fixing two expensive functions on busy relays,
improved TLS ciphersuite preference lists, support run-time hardening improved TLS ciphersuite preference lists, supporting run-time hardening
on compilers that support AddressSanitizer, and more work on the Linux on compilers that support AddressSanitizer, and more work on the Linux
sandbox code. sandbox code.
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.4-alpha - 2014-04-25
that use bridges), two new TransPort protocols supported (one on that use bridges), two new TransPort protocols supported (one on
OpenBSD, one on FreeBSD), and various other bugfixes. OpenBSD, one on FreeBSD), and various other bugfixes.
This release marks end-of-line for Tor 0.2.2.x; those Tor versions This release marks end-of-life for Tor 0.2.2.x; those Tor versions
have accumulated many known flaws; everyone should upgrade. have accumulated many known flaws; everyone should upgrade.
o Major features (security): o Major features (security):
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nearly out of circuit IDs. Previously, we would do a linear scan nearly out of circuit IDs. Previously, we would do a linear scan
over possible circuit IDs before finding one or deciding that we over possible circuit IDs before finding one or deciding that we
had exhausted our possibilities. Now, we try at most 64 random had exhausted our possibilities. Now, we try at most 64 random
circuit IDs before deciding that we probably won't succeed. Fix circuit IDs before deciding that we probably won't succeed. Fixes
for a possible root cause of ticket #11553. a possible root cause of ticket 11553.
o Major features (seccomp2 sandbox, Linux only): o Major features (seccomp2 sandbox, Linux only):
- The seccomp2 sandbox can now run a test network for multiple hours - The seccomp2 sandbox can now run a test network for multiple hours
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uniform criteria, and includes all OpenSSL ciphersuites with uniform criteria, and includes all OpenSSL ciphersuites with
acceptable strength and forward secrecy. Previously, we had left acceptable strength and forward secrecy. Previously, we had left
some perfectly fine ciphersuites unsupported due to omission or some perfectly fine ciphersuites unsupported due to omission or
typo. Resolves bugs #11513, #11492, #11498, #11499. Bugs reported typo. Resolves bugs 11513, 11492, 11498, 11499. Bugs reported
by 'cypherpunks'. Bugfix on 0.2.4.8-alpha. by 'cypherpunks'. Bugfix on 0.2.4.8-alpha.
- Relays now trust themselves to have a better view than clients of - Relays now trust themselves to have a better view than clients of
which TLS ciphersuites are better than others. (Thanks to #11513, which TLS ciphersuites are better than others. (Thanks to bug 11513,
the relay list is now well-considered, whereas the client list has the relay list is now well-considered, whereas the client list has
been chosen mainly for anti-fingerprinting purposes.) Relays been chosen mainly for anti-fingerprinting purposes.) Relays
prefer: AES over 3DES; then ECDHE over DHE; then GCM over CBC; prefer: AES over 3DES; then ECDHE over DHE; then GCM over CBC;
@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.4-alpha - 2014-04-25
Resolves ticket 11438. Resolves ticket 11438.
o Minor features (Transparent proxy, *BSD): o Minor features (Transparent proxy, *BSD):
- Support FreeBSD's ipfw firewall interface for TransPort ports. on - Support FreeBSD's ipfw firewall interface for TransPort ports on
FreeBSD. To enable it, set "TransProxyType ipfw". Resolves ticket FreeBSD. To enable it, set "TransProxyType ipfw". Resolves ticket
10267; patch from "yurivict". 10267; patch from "yurivict".
- Support OpenBSD's divert-to rules with the pf firewall for - Support OpenBSD's divert-to rules with the pf firewall for
transparent proxy ports. To enable it, set "TransProxyType pf- transparent proxy ports. To enable it, set "TransProxyType
divert". This allows Tor to run a TransPort transparent proxy port pf-divert". This allows Tor to run a TransPort transparent proxy
on OpenBSD 4.4 or later without root privileges. See the port on OpenBSD 4.4 or later without root privileges. See the
pf.conf(5) manual page for information on configuring pf to use pf.conf(5) manual page for information on configuring pf to use
divert-to rules. Closes ticket 10896; patch from Dana Koch. divert-to rules. Closes ticket 10896; patch from Dana Koch.
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ESTABLISH_RENDEZVOUS cell. Fixes ticket 11279. ESTABLISH_RENDEZVOUS cell. Fixes ticket 11279.
- When we run out of usable circuit IDs on a channel, log only one - When we run out of usable circuit IDs on a channel, log only one
warning for the whole channel, and describe how many circuits warning for the whole channel, and describe how many circuits
there were on the channel. Fix for part of ticket #11553. there were on the channel. Fixes part of ticket 11553.
o Minor features (controller): o Minor features (controller):
- Make the entire exit policy available from the control port via - Make the entire exit policy available from the control port via
GETINFO exit-policy/*. Implements enhancement #7952. Patch from GETINFO exit-policy/*. Implements enhancement 7952. Patch from
"rl1987". "rl1987".
- Because of the fix for ticket 11396, the real limit for memory - Because of the fix for ticket 11396, the real limit for memory
usage may no longer match the configured MaxMemInQueues value. The usage may no longer match the configured MaxMemInQueues value. The
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.4-alpha - 2014-04-25
hope. Fixes bug 10268; bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha. Original patch hope. Fixes bug 10268; bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha. Original patch
from "epoch". from "epoch".
o Minor bugfixes (exit): o Minor bugfixes (exit relay):
- Stop leaking memory when we successfully resolve a PTR record. - Stop leaking memory when we successfully resolve a PTR record.
Fixes bug 11437; bugfix on 0.2.4.7-alpha. Fixes bug 11437; bugfix on 0.2.4.7-alpha.
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bugfix on 0.2.0.3-alpha. bugfix on 0.2.0.3-alpha.
o Minor bugfixes (client, logging during bootstrap): o Minor bugfixes (client, logging during bootstrap):
- Warn only once we start logging in an unsafe way. Previously, we - Warn only once if we start logging in an unsafe way. Previously, we
complain as many times we had problems. Fix for #9870; bugfix on complain as many times as we had problems. Fixes bug 9870;
0.2.5.1-alpha. bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha.
- Only report the first fatal bootstrap error on a given OR - Only report the first fatal bootstrap error on a given OR
connection. This stops us from telling the controller bogus error connection. This stops us from telling the controller bogus error
messages like "DONE". Fixes bug 10431; bugfix on 0.2.1.1-alpha. messages like "DONE". Fixes bug 10431; bugfix on 0.2.1.1-alpha.
- Be more helpful when trying to run sandboxed on Linux without - Be more helpful when trying to run sandboxed on Linux without
libseccomp. Instead of saying "Sandbox is not implemented on this libseccomp. Instead of saying "Sandbox is not implemented on this
platform", we now explain that we to need be built with platform", we now explain that we need to be built with
libseccomp. Fixes bug 11543; bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha. libseccomp. Fixes bug 11543; bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha.
- Avoid generating spurious warnings when starting with - Avoid generating spurious warnings when starting with
DisableNetwork enabled. Fixes bug 11200 and bug 10405; bugfix on DisableNetwork enabled. Fixes bug 11200 and bug 10405; bugfix on
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- If write_to_buf() in connection_write_to_buf_impl_() ever fails, - If write_to_buf() in connection_write_to_buf_impl_() ever fails,
check if it's an or_connection_t and correctly call check if it's an or_connection_t and correctly call
connection_or_close_for_error() rather than connection_or_close_for_error() rather than
connection_mark_for_close() directly. Fixes bug #11304; bugfix on connection_mark_for_close() directly. Fixes bug 11304; bugfix on
0.2.4.4-alpha. 0.2.4.4-alpha.
- When closing all connections on setting DisableNetwork to 1, use - When closing all connections on setting DisableNetwork to 1, use
connection_or_close_normally() rather than closing OR connections connection_or_close_normally() rather than closing OR connections
out from under the channel layer. Fixes bug #11306; bugfix on out from under the channel layer. Fixes bug 11306; bugfix on
0.2.4.4-alpha. 0.2.4.4-alpha.
o Minor bugfixes (controller): o Minor bugfixes (controller):
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0.2.2.1-alpha. 0.2.2.1-alpha.
- Don't report failures from make_socket_reuseable() on incoming - Don't report failures from make_socket_reuseable() on incoming
sockets on OSX: this can happen when incoming connections close sockets on OSX: this can happen when incoming connections close
early. Fix for bug 10081. early. Fixes bug 10081.
o Minor bugfixes (trivial memory leaks): o Minor bugfixes (trivial memory leaks):
- Fix a small memory leak when signing a directory object. Fixes bug - Fix a small memory leak when signing a directory object. Fixes bug
@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.4-alpha - 2014-04-25
harmless memory leak. Fixes bug 11278; bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha. harmless memory leak. Fixes bug 11278; bugfix on 0.2.5.1-alpha.
- Don't re-initialize a second set of OpenSSL mutexes when starting - Don't re-initialize a second set of OpenSSL mutexes when starting
up. Previously, we'd make one set of mutexes, and then immediately up. Previously, we'd make one set of mutexes, and then immediately
replace them with another. Fixes bug 11726; bugfix on replace them with another. Fixes bug 11726; bugfix on 0.2.5.3-alpha.
0.2.5.3-alpha.
- Resolve some memory leaks found by coverity in the unit tests, on - Resolve some memory leaks found by coverity in the unit tests, on
exit in tor-gencert, and on a failure to compute digests for our exit in tor-gencert, and on a failure to compute digests for our
own keys when generating a v3 networkstatus vote. These leaks own keys when generating a v3 networkstatus vote. These leaks
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o Minor bugfixes (hidden service): o Minor bugfixes (hidden service):
- Only retry attempts to connect to a chosen rendezvous point 8 - Only retry attempts to connect to a chosen rendezvous point 8
times, not 30. Fixes bug #4241; bugfix on 0.1.0.1-rc. times, not 30. Fixes bug 4241; bugfix on 0.1.0.1-rc.
o Minor bugfixes (misc correctness): o Minor bugfixes (misc code correctness):
- Fix various instances of undefined behavior in channeltls.c, - Fix various instances of undefined behavior in channeltls.c,
tor_memmem(), and eventdns.c, that would cause us to construct tor_memmem(), and eventdns.c that would cause us to construct
pointers to memory outside an allocated object. (These invalid pointers to memory outside an allocated object. (These invalid
pointers were not accessed, but C does not even allow them to pointers were not accessed, but C does not even allow them to
exist.) Fixes bug #10363; bugfixes on 0.2.0.10-alpha, exist.) Fixes bug 10363; bugfixes on 0.1.1.1-alpha, 0.1.2.1-alpha,
0.2.3.6-alpha, 0.1.1.1-alpha, and 0.1.2.1-alpha. Reported by 0.2.0.10-alpha, and 0.2.3.6-alpha. Reported by "bobnomnom".
"bobnomnom".
- Use the AddressSanitizer and Ubsan sanitizers (in clang-3.4) to - Use the AddressSanitizer and Ubsan sanitizers (in clang-3.4) to
fix some miscellaneous errors in our tests and codebase. Fix for fix some miscellaneous errors in our tests and codebase. Fixes
bug 11232. Bugfixes on versions back as far as 0.2.1.11-alpha. bug 11232. Bugfixes on versions back as far as 0.2.1.11-alpha.
- Always check return values for unlink, munmap, UnmapViewOfFile; - Always check return values for unlink, munmap, UnmapViewOfFile;
check strftime return values more often. In some cases all we can check strftime return values more often. In some cases all we can
@ -256,9 +254,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.5.4-alpha - 2014-04-25
- Resolve warnings from Doxygen. - Resolve warnings from Doxygen.
o Code simplifications and refactoring: o Code simplifications and refactoring:
- Removing is_internal_IP() function. Resolves ticket 4645. - Remove is_internal_IP() function. Resolves ticket 4645.
- Remove unused function circuit_dump_by_chan from circuitlist.c. - Remove unused function circuit_dump_by_chan from circuitlist.c.
Closes issue #9107; patch from "marek". Closes issue 9107; patch from "marek".
- Change our use of the ENUM_BF macro to avoid declarations that - Change our use of the ENUM_BF macro to avoid declarations that
confuse Doxygen. confuse Doxygen.