tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to a NULL write after free when sending a CONFLUX_SWITCH cell fails. The return value of relay_send_command_from_edge() was ignored, so a send failure (which calls circuit_mark_for_close() and removes the leg via cfx_del_leg()) would go undetected, causing the caller to write to the now-freed current leg and resulting in a crash. This is TROVE-2026-017.
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | tor before 0.4.9.9 was prone to a NULL write after free when sending a CONFLUX_SWITCH cell fails. The return value of relay_send_command_from_edge() was ignored, so a send failure (which calls circuit_mark_for_close() and removes the leg via cfx_del_leg()) would go undetected, causing the caller to write to the now-freed current leg and resulting in a crash. This is TROVE-2026-017. | |
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Torproject
Torproject tor |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-252 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Torproject
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-20T21:09:41.229Z
Reserved: 2026-08-20T21:09:40.882Z
Link: CVE-2026-77641
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-20T21:17:11.517
Modified: 2026-08-20T21:17:11.517
Link: CVE-2026-77641
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