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Gentoo: GLSA 202407-28 Normal: Freenet Deanonymization Issue

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Uncover the privacy risks associated with Freenet, alongside vital enhancements highlighted by Gentoo's latest security notice to protect users.
A vulnerability has been discovered in Freenet, which can lead to deanonymization due to path folding.

Summary

This release fixes a severe vulnerability in path folding that allowed to distinguish between downloaders and forwarders with an adapted node that is directly connected via opennet.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo normal severity deanonymization issue freenet

Resolution

All Freenet users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/freenet-0.7.5_p1497"

References


Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-28
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Freenet: Deanonymization Vulnerability
Date: July 24, 2024
Bugs: #904441
ID: 202407-28

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo normal severity deanonymization issue freenet

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Freenet, which can lead to deanonymization due to path folding.

Background

Freenet is an encrypted network without censorship.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected --------------- ------------- -------------- net-p2p/freenet < 0.7.5_p1497 >= 0.7.5_p1497

Impact

This release fixes a severe vulnerability in path folding that allowed to distinguish between downloaders and forwarders with an adapted node that is directly connected via opennet.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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