[tbb-bugs] #11096 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Randomize MAC address before start of Tor

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#11096: Randomize MAC address before start of Tor
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 Reporter:  csoghoian                 |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-security              |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:5 bugzilla]:
 > Meaningful part of this ticket is
 > > TBB exploits
 > So, propose renaming it to something like "Investigate methods of
 hardening of Firefox to prevent MAC stealing".
 This is not too difficult. A MAC address is obtained by using either an
 IOCTL (SIOCGIFHWADDR), or the NETLINK protocol (AF_NETLINK). Just blocking
 those syscalls when that argument is used should be sufficient, assuming
 other more obvious issues like arbitrary filesystem access or the ability
 to bypass Tor to phone home is mitigated.

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