News New Release: Tails 6.8.1

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This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in Tor Browser.

Changes and updates​

• Update Tor Browser to 13.5.7, which fixes MFSA 2024-51, a major use-after-free vulnerability. Using this vulnerability, an attacker could take control of Tor Browser , but probably not deanonymize you in Tails.

Mozilla is aware of this attack being used in the wild against Tor Browser users.

Fixed problems​

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 6.8.1​

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage​

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  Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.8.1.
  
  
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  If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.
  

To install Tails 6.8.1 on a new USB stick​

Follow our installation instructions:

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  Install from Windows
  
  
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  Install from macOS
  
  
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  Install from Linux
  
  
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  Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG
  

The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

To download only​

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 6.8.1 directly:

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  For USB sticks (USB image)
  
  
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  For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)
  

Support and feedback​

For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.

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