This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in _Tor Browser_.
# Updates * Update _Tor Browser_ to [9.0.4](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-904). This fixes a [critical vulnerability](https://www.mozilla.org/en- US/security/advisories/mfsa2020%2D03/) in the JavaScript JIT compiler of _Firefox_ and _Tor Browser_. Mozilla is aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this vulnerability. This vulnerability only affects the _standard_ [?](https://tails.boum.org/ikiwiki.cgi?do=create&from=news%2Fversion_4.2.2&page=doc%2Fanonymous_internet%2FTor_Browser.html)security level of _Tor Browser_. The _safer_ and _safest_ security levels are not affected. # Fixed problems * Avoid a 2-minutes delay when restarting after doing an automatic upgrade. (#17026) For more details, read our [changelog](https://git.tails.boum.org/tails/plain/debian/changelog). # Known issues None specific to this release. See the list of [long-standing issues](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html). # Get Tails 4.2.2 ## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage * Automatic upgrades are available from 4.2 to 4.2.2. Users of Tails 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 have to upgrade to 4.2 first and then to 4.2.2. * If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual upgrade](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual). ## To install Tails on a new USB stick Follow our installation instructions: * [Install from Windows](https://tails.boum.org/install/win/index.en.html) * [Install from macOS](https://tails.boum.org/install/mac/index.en.html) * [Install from Linux](https://tails.boum.org/install/linux/index.en.html) All the data on this USB stick will be lost. ## To download only If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can directly download Tails 4.2.2: * [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html) * [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download-iso/index.en.html) # What's coming up? Tails 4.3 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for February 11. Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see where we are heading to. We need your help and there are many ways to [contribute to Tails](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/index.en.html) ([donating](https://tails.boum.org/donate/?r=4.2.2) is only one of them). Come [talk to us](https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html#tails-dev)! URL: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.2.2/index.en.html _______________________________________________ amnesia-news mailing list [email protected] https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/amnesia-news To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected]. _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
