Add some blurb notes on 21018.

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[This is a draft for the 0.2.9.x release notes. It should get folded [This is a draft for the 0.2.9.x release notes. It should get folded
into the ReleaseNotes file before stable.] into the ReleaseNotes file before stable.]
[These are changes since 0.2.8.11] Changes in version 0.2.9.8 - 2016-12-19
Tor 0.2.9.8 is the first stable release of the Tor 0.2.9 series.
Tor 0.2.9.8 is the first stable release of Tor 0.2.9.
The Tor 0.2.9 series makes mandatory a number of security features The Tor 0.2.9 series makes mandatory a number of security features
that were formerly optional. It includes support for a new that were formerly optional. It includes support for a new
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scheme for improved compatibility with other implementations of the scheme for improved compatibility with other implementations of the
Tor protocol. Tor protocol.
And of course, there are other bugfixes and improvements, listed And of course, there numerous other bugfixes and improvements.
here. Below are listed the changes since Tor 0.2.8.11.
This release also includes a fix for a medium-severity issue (bug
21018 below) where Tor clients could crash when attempting to visit
a hostile hidden service. Clients are recommended to upgrade as
packages become available for their systems.
Below are listed the changes since Tor 0.2.8.11. For a list of
changes since 0.2.9.7-rc, see the ChangeLog file.
o New system requirements: o New system requirements:
- When building with OpenSSL, Tor now requires version 1.0.1 or - When building with OpenSSL, Tor now requires version 1.0.1 or