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known_issues.txt: fix up the argv leakage issue -- it applies to Tahoe 1.2.0. Other editing corrections.

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= Known Issues =
Below is a list of known issues in recent releases of Tahoe, and how
to manage them.
Below is a list of known issues in recent releases of allmydata.org
Tahoe, the Least-Authority Filesystem, and how to manage them. The
current version of this file can be found at
http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/known_issues.txt
== issues in Tahoe v1.1.0, released 2008-06-11 ==
== issues in Tahoe v1.2.0, released 2008-06-21 ==
=== issue 10: more than one file can match an immutable file cap ===
In Tahoe v1.0 and v1.1.0, a flaw in the cryptographic integrity check
makes it possible for the original uploader of an immutable file to
produce more than one immutable file matching the same capability, so
that different downloads using the same capability could result in
different files. This flaw can be exploited only by the original
uploader of an immutable file, which means that it is not a severe
vulnerability: you can still rely on the integrity check to make sure
that the file you download with a given capability is a file that the
original uploader intended. The only issue is that you can't assume
that every time you use the same capability to download a file you'll
get the same file.
==== how to manage it ====
This was fixed in Tahoe v1.1.1, released 2008-07-21, under ticket
#491. Upgrade to that release of Tahoe and then you can rely on the
property that there is only one file that you can download using a
given capability. If you are still using Tahoe v1.0.0 or v1.1.0, then
remember that the original uploader could produce multiple files that
match the same capability, so for example if someone gives you a
capability, and you use it to download a file, and you give that
capability to your friend, and he uses it to download a file, you and
your friend could get different files.
=== issue 9: command-line arguments are leaked to other processes ===
=== issue 10: command-line arguments are leaked to other processes ===
Remember that command-line arguments are visible to other users
(through the 'ps' command, or the windows Process Explorer tool), so
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access to your files and directories.
== issues in Tahoe v1.1.0, released 2008-06-11 ==
=== issue 9: more than one file can match an immutable file cap ===
In Tahoe v1.0 and v1.1.0, a flaw in the cryptographic integrity check
makes it possible for the original uploader of an immutable file to
produce more than one immutable file matching the same capability, so
that different downloads using the same capability could result in
different files. This flaw can be exploited only by the original
uploader of an immutable file, which means that it is not a severe
vulnerability: you can still rely on the integrity check to make sure
that the file you download with a given capability is a file that the
original uploader intended. The only issue is that you can't assume
that every time you use the same capability to download a file you'll
get the same file.
==== how to manage it ====
This was fixed in Tahoe v1.2.0, released 2008-07-21, under ticket
#491. Upgrade to that release of Tahoe and then you can rely on the
property that there is only one file that you can download using a
given capability. If you are still using Tahoe v1.0.0 or v1.1.0, then
remember that the original uploader could produce multiple files that
match the same capability, so for example if someone gives you a
capability, and you use it to download a file, and you give that
capability to your friend, and he uses it to download a file, you and
your friend could get different files.
=== issue 8: server out of space when writing mutable file ===
If a v1.0 or v1.1.0 storage server runs out of disk space or is