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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
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Freenet, which can lead to
deanonymization due to path folding.
Background
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Freenet is an encrypted network without censorship.
Affected packages
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Package          Vulnerable     Unaffected
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net-p2p/freenet  < 0.7.5_p1497  >= 0.7.5_p1497
Description
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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
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Freenet users should upgrade to the latest version:
  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/freenet-0.7.5_p1497"
References
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Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-28
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5