CVE-2017-11565

NameCVE-2017-11565
Descriptiondebian/tor.init in the Debian tor_0.2.9.11-1~deb9u1 package for Tor was designed to execute aa-exec from the standard system pathname if the apparmor package is installed, but implements this incorrectly (with a wrong assumption that the specific pathname would remain the same forever), which allows attackers to bypass intended AppArmor restrictions by leveraging the silent loss of this protection mechanism. NOTE: this does not affect systems, such as default Debian stretch installations, on which Tor startup relies on a systemd unit file (instead of this tor.init script).
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Debian Bugs869153

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
tor (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)0.2.5.16-1fixed
stretch0.2.9.16-1vulnerable
stretch (security), stretch (lts)0.2.9.15-1vulnerable
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)0.3.5.16-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye0.4.5.16-1fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm0.4.7.16-1fixed
sid, trixie0.4.8.13-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
torsourcewheezy(not affected)
torsourcejessie(not affected)
torsource(unstable)0.3.1.7-1869153

Notes

[stretch] - tor <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - tor <not-affected> (aa-exec in jessie is located in /usr/sbin/)
[wheezy] - tor <not-affected> (aa-exec in jessie is located in /usr/sbin/)
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