CVE-2026-44602

Description

Tor before 0.4.9.7 has a NULL pointer dereference when a CERT cell is received out of order, aka TROVE-2026-006.

References

• https://forum.torproject.org/c/news/tor-release-announcement/28
• https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/df7d5174ef41814d806c8ede776e230cd30ac12b
• https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/work_items/41240
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/8