Tails 4.6 and Tor Browser 9.0.10 Released: Key Updates and Features

By Riley ThompsonTechnology News

Tails 4.6 and Tor Browser 9.0.10 Released

The release of the specialized distribution Tails 4.6 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) has been announced. Tails is based on Debian packages and is designed to provide anonymous internet access. Anonymity in Tails is ensured through the Tor network. By default, all connections except those routed through Tor are blocked by a packet filter. User data persistence between sessions is protected with encryption. The distribution is available as a 1 GB ISO image that can run in Live mode.

What’s New in Tails 4.6

  • Support for Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication using USB keys has been implemented based on libu2f-udev.
  • The menu of recommended applications has been updated. New additions include the persistent storage configurator, installer, documentation, and a utility for reporting issues. The terminal emulator has been removed from the list.
  • Updated software versions:
    • Tor Browser 9.0.10
    • Thunderbird 68.7.0
    • Git 1:2.11
    • Node.js 10.19.0
    • OpenLDAP 2.4.47
    • OpenSSL 1.1.1d
    • ReportLab 3.5.13
    • WebKitGTK 2.26.4

Tor Browser 9.0.10 Highlights

At the same time, a new version of Tor Browser 9.0.10 has been released, focused on anonymity, security, and privacy. This release is synchronized with the Firefox 68.8.0 ESR codebase, which addresses 14 vulnerabilities. Of these, 10 (CVE-2020-12387, CVE-2020-12388, and 8 under CVE-2020-12395) are marked as critical and could potentially allow attackers to execute code when opening specially crafted web pages.

  • The NoScript extension has been updated to version 11.0.25.
  • The OpenSSL library has been updated to version 1.1.1g, fixing a vulnerability affecting TLS 1.3.

Additional Information

For more details, visit the official sources and release notes.

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