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authorDavid Goulet <dgoulet@torproject.org>2022-08-02 16:13:58 -0400
committerDavid Goulet <dgoulet@torproject.org>2022-08-02 16:13:58 -0400
commit10d755ead5d32b3affbc958b04cb298d6153f751 (patch)
tree90b8d36bbd234567d8fe98fd391d84ca4a88014f
parent0c984e0ec25ddb6245dc36080565500aa1a62be6 (diff)
parent6fcae8e0d080d7d0875eab4a0118e8fdaf5e832c (diff)
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Merge branch 'tor-gitlab/mr/608' into maint-0.4.5
-rw-r--r--changes/ticket406494
-rw-r--r--src/core/or/command.c11
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/changes/ticket40649 b/changes/ticket40649
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28df58f106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket40649
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ o Minor bugfixes (relay):
+ - Do not propagate either forward or backward a DESTROY remote reason when
+ closing a circuit so to avoid a possible side channel. Fixes bug 40649;
+ bugfix on 0.1.2.4-alpha.
diff --git a/src/core/or/command.c b/src/core/or/command.c
index 65853f7844..a8b93dc9a0 100644
--- a/src/core/or/command.c
+++ b/src/core/or/command.c
@@ -629,9 +629,11 @@ command_process_destroy_cell(cell_t *cell, channel_t *chan)
if (!CIRCUIT_IS_ORIGIN(circ) &&
chan == TO_OR_CIRCUIT(circ)->p_chan &&
cell->circ_id == TO_OR_CIRCUIT(circ)->p_circ_id) {
- /* the destroy came from behind */
+ /* The destroy came from behind so nullify its p_chan. Close the circuit
+ * with a DESTROYED reason so we don't propagate along the path forward the
+ * reason which could be used as a side channel. */
circuit_set_p_circid_chan(TO_OR_CIRCUIT(circ), 0, NULL);
- circuit_mark_for_close(circ, reason|END_CIRC_REASON_FLAG_REMOTE);
+ circuit_mark_for_close(circ, END_CIRC_REASON_DESTROYED);
} else { /* the destroy came from ahead */
circuit_set_n_circid_chan(circ, 0, NULL);
if (CIRCUIT_IS_ORIGIN(circ)) {
@@ -639,9 +641,10 @@ command_process_destroy_cell(cell_t *cell, channel_t *chan)
} else {
/* Close the circuit so we stop queuing cells for it and propagate the
* DESTROY cell down the circuit so relays can stop queuing in-flight
- * cells for this circuit which helps with memory pressure. */
+ * cells for this circuit which helps with memory pressure. We do NOT
+ * propagate the remote reason so not to create a side channel. */
log_debug(LD_OR, "Received DESTROY cell from n_chan, closing circuit.");
- circuit_mark_for_close(circ, reason | END_CIRC_REASON_FLAG_REMOTE);
+ circuit_mark_for_close(circ, END_CIRC_REASON_DESTROYED);
}
}
}