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diff --git a/changes/bug2792_checkdir b/changes/bug2792_checkdir new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..10de1deb2d --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/bug2792_checkdir @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ + o Minor features: + - Tor now refuses to create a ControlSocket in a directory that is + world-readable (or group-readable if ControlSocketsGroupWritable + is 0). This is necessary because some operating systems do not + check the permissions on an AF_UNIX socket when programs try to + connect to it. Checking permissions on the directory holding + the socket, however, seems to work everywhere. + |