6.5Medium
CVE-2026-77641
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.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-252
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| torproject | Tor | 0.4.8.1-alpha – < 0.4.9.9 |
References and patches
- https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/raw/tor-0.4.9.9/ChangeLog Release NotesVendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 0.4.9.9