#Tails 6.8.1

2024-10-10

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

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.8.1.
• 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:

• Install from Windows
• Install from macOS
  
  • Install from Linux

  
  

• 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:

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

#URL: https://tails.net/news/version_6.8.1/index.en.html