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olm: update vulnerability description #338006

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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions pkgs/development/libraries/olm/default.nix
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Expand Up @@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
disclaims that its implementations are not cryptographically secure
and should not be used when cryptographic security is required.

It is not known that the issues can be exploited over the network in
practical conditions. Upstream has stated that the library should
not be used going forwards, and there are no plans to move to a
another cryptography implementation or otherwise further maintain
the library at all.
It is not known if the issues can be exploited over the network in
practical conditions. Upstream does not believe such an attack is
feasible, but has stated that the library should not be used going
forward, and there are no plans to move to a another cryptography
implementation or otherwise further maintain the library at all.

You should make an informed decision about whether to override this
security warning, especially if you critically rely on end‐to‐end
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* The blog post disclosing the details of the known vulnerabilities:
<https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/>

* The announcement in This Week in Matrix from the Matrix.org
project lead:
<https://matrix.org/blog/2024/08/16/this-week-in-matrix-2024-08-16/#dept-of-encryption-closed-lock-with-key>
* The statement about the deprecation and vulnerabilities from the
Matrix.org Foundation:
<https://matrix.org/blog/2024/08/libolm-deprecation/>

* A (likely incomplete) aggregation of client tracking issue links:
<https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/334638#issuecomment-2289025802>
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