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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-28

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202407-28 - A vulnerability has been discovered in Freenet, which can lead to deanonymization due to path folding. Versions greater than or equal to 0.7.5_p1497 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-28

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

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.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

net-p2p/freenet < 0.7.5_p1497 >= 0.7.5_p1497

Description

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.

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.

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

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.