[tor-bugs] #25036 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor 0.3.2 rejects connections to raw ipv6 addresses

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#25036: Tor 0.3.2 rejects connections to raw ipv6 addresses
------------------------------------------+--------------------------------
 Reporter:  pastly                        |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                        |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  High                          |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                          |  0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                  |        Version:  Tor:
                                          |  0.3.2.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal                        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression ipv6 032-backport  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                |        Sponsor:
------------------------------------------+--------------------------------
Changes (by rl1987):

 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 Preliminary patch for this (and #25055):
 https://github.com/rl1987/tor/commits/bugs_25036_25055

 I'm not exactly sure if it's okay to feed bracketed IPv6 string into
 `tor_inet_pton`, but it seems to work.

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25036#comment:18>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online