This release is an emergency release to fix a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel.

Changes and updates

  • Update the Linux kernel to 6.1.38.

    This update fixes:

    These vulnerabilities could allow a malicious application running in Tails to access and steal data from another application in Tails, for example passwords stored in KeePassXC or private keys stored in Electrum.

    This attack is unlikely, but could be performed by a strong attacker, such as a government or a hacking firm. We are not aware of this attack being used in the wild.

Fixed problems

Per ulteriori dettagli, leggi il nostro changelog.

Known issues

None specific to this release.

See the list of long-standing issues.

Get Tails 5.16.1

Per aggiornare la propria chiavetta USB Tails e conservare il proprio volume persistente

  • Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.16.1.

    You can reduce the size of the download of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

  • Se non puoi eseguire un aggiornamento automatico o se Tails non si avvia dopo un aggiornamento automatico, ti preghiamo di provare a eseguire un aggiornamento manuale.

To install Tails on a new USB stick

Segui le nostre istruzioni d'installazione:

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

Per scaricare solamente

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.16.1 directly: